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[VB.Net] Add Hotkeys to your program - 1234hotmaster - 01-30-2011
hi guys this is a tutorial to add shortcut keys to your programs which work even if the program is not on top.
Step 1:
Start a new project.
Step 2:
Below Form1 add this:
Code:
Private Declare Function GetAsyncKeyState Lib "user32" (ByVal vKey As Long) As IntegerStep 3:
Add a timer and double click it. in the timer's code add this:
Code:
Dim hotkey1 As String
hotkey1 = GetAsyncKeyState(Keys.F2)
If hotkey1 = True Then
MsgBox("Hello you just activated the Hotkey!", MsgBoxStyle.Information)
End IfThen set the timer's Enabled field to True and interval to 10 ( as low as possible but not 1 because can make double hotkey counted )
Replace MsgBox("Hello you just activated the Hotkey!", MsgBoxStyle.Information) with your code when the key is pressed.
Have a nice day
RE: [VB.Net] Add Hotkeys to your program - 1llusion - 01-30-2011
Nice tut!!!
I do like it!!!
RE: [VB.Net] Add Hotkeys to your program - Coder-san - 01-31-2011
Most of the time you don't need a Global Hotkey, so you can just give focus to a certain hidden control, and get keystrokes on that.
At other times this helps. Nice share.
RE: [VB.Net] Add Hotkeys to your program - 1234hotmaster - 09-03-2011
options button?
RE: [VB.Net] Add Hotkeys to your program - asad3man - 09-12-2011
thanx for this , really helped me , but how to make the hotkey from the text , means
i m in textbox , i want put enter as hotkey , so it will press the Button1!
RE: [VB.Net] Add Hotkeys to your program - Kaveman - 09-18-2011
I am try thanks ........