"Bruno van Dooren [MVP VC++]" <bruno_nos_pam_van_dooren@hotmail.com> wrote
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>> In a dialog box procedure is there a way to determine if keyboard input
>> is from the keypad or the arrow keys?
>>
>> I need to know if the input is from the main keyboard keys.
>
> I think you can do this by monitoring the low level keyboard message while
> they are sent to your app.
> If I recall correctly, they have different scancodes.
> The easiest way to test is to install a low level keyboard hook and watch
> what is coming by when you press the different keys between which you want
> to distinguish.
> Mybe it is also possible by monitoring the window messages themselves with
> a Message hook.
>
> Have a look at SetWindowsHookEx
> I think that is a good starting point.
>
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>
> Kind regards,
> Bruno van Dooren
> bruno_nos_pam_van_dooren@hotmail.com
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> In a dialog box procedure is there a way to determine if keyboard input is
> from the keypad or the arrow keys?
>
> I need to know if the input is from the main keyboard keys.