bool KEYBOARD::Get(HINSTANCE hInstance, HWND hWnd, LPDIRECTINPUT8 pDInput)
{
	if (pDInput)
	{
		KEYBOARD::pDInput = pDInput;
	}
	else
	{
		if (FAILED(DirectInput8Create(hInstance, DIRECTINPUT_VERSION, IID_IDirectInput8, (void **)&(KEYBOARD::pDInput), NULL)))
			return FALSE;
	}

	if (FAILED(KEYBOARD::pDInput->CreateDevice(GUID_SysKeyboard, &(KEYBOARD::pDev), NULL)))
	{
		#ifndef __RELEASE___
		OutputDebugString("Failed to Create Keyboard device\n");
		#endif
		return FALSE;
	}

	if (FAILED(KEYBOARD::pDev->SetDataFormat(&c_dfDIKeyboard)))
	{
		#ifndef __RELEASE___
		OutputDebugString("Failed to set Keyboard Data Format\n");
		#endif
		return FALSE;
	}

	if (FAILED(KEYBOARD::pDev->Acquire()))
	{
		#ifndef __RELEASE___
		OutputDebugString("Failed to Acquire Keyboard device\n");
		#endif
		return FALSE;
	}

	if (FAILED(KEYBOARD::pDev->SetCooperativeLevel(hWnd, DISCL_FOREGROUND|DISCL_NONEXCLUSIVE)))
	{
		#ifndef __RELEASE___
		OutputDebugString("Failed to Set Keyboard Cooperative Level\n");
		#endif
		return FALSE;
	}

	return TRUE;
}
{/source]

thanx
-Dan