ok im still what you would call new to VB ive been taking a class on it and now im trying to make a little pacman game to see what i know and get more into making bigger and better things. ok but what im needing to know is what kind of code would i use to make the pacman move automatically with the press of an arrow key

hi there..

using the keypress event (or keydown) of the form... also set keypreview (of the form) to true...

HTH

Gonzalo

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Hakumioje,

You should choose a subject line that relates to what you need help with. Virtually everyone knows you need help, by virtue of the fact that you posted a question.

Second, though [u]you</u> know what you are trying to say; other do not. It is a kindness to make understanding your question easier by using punctuation and appropriate capitalization. (For example, you should have started with "Ok[u].</u> [u]I’</u>m still what you would call . . . ") You want help, so make giving that help as easy as you can.

Nothing is automatic, but probably the best thing is to preview keypresses. If the key is not one that you are interested in, discard it.

But if it is one of the cursor keys, ad or subtract the appropriate value from the pacman’s position.

For instance, if the smallest move is 5, when the right cursor key is detected set: objPacMan.Left = objPacMan.Left + 5.

Brian