How do I interrupt running code?

dlipkie · November 24th, 2010, 11:18 PM

CTRL-Break is supposed to break into running code, e.g. say I have an infinite loop going in VBA.

BUT ... is there another way to get in?

My keyboard is "minimal" and doesn't have a break key. (Dell Studio 16 running Win 7). No "Pause" key so FN+Pause won't simulate a break key. The registry entry for "Scancode map" won't work because Break and Pause are 3 byte scan codes and the "Scancode map" works only for one and two byte scancodes.

dlipkie · November 25th, 2010, 11:07 AM

Starting osk.exe and then holding down the CTRL and Fn keys and clicking PAUSE on the On-Screen Keyboard did the trick.

HiTechCoach · November 25th, 2010, 01:36 PM

Thank you for posting your solution.

Using sticky keys was a great idea.

dlipkie · November 25th, 2010, 02:01 PM

I just upgraded to Access 2010 on Win 7 Ultimate on a Dell Studio XPS 16 ... no Pause/Break, scrolllock etc. When I called Dell about a solution they basically said "You bought a gaming machine, not a development machine." Did not make me happy as I do a lot of personal tools on Access. I suspect there are a lot more keyboards out there lately with the same problem(s). I searched a lot and didn't find a full description of a solution. I hope this helps and gets out there.