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Started by Illumini December 24, 2002 10:42 AM

2 comments, last by Illumini 21 years, 4 months ago

Illumini

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December 24, 2002 10:42 AM

I know this must be really simple but the things on MSDN i find about it seem to be about setting it value not reading it lol... I just wanna know if Caps lock is on or off.. Thanks

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vtwin

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December 24, 2002 10:51 AM

Use the API function "GetKeyState" on Caps Lock''s ASCII value.

I believe a simple GetKeyState(20) will return its state.

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LordLethis

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December 24, 2002 10:54 AM

Check for the low order bit of GetKeyState(VK_CAPS_LOCK).
The hi order bit tells you whether the key''s actually held down.

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Illumini

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December 24, 2002 10:57 AM

Thanks all

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