I am using the keydown function to control some stepper motors with the arrow keys in vb6. My problem is that as I use the arrow keys they also automatically cycle through the buttons like the tab button does. I have set the tab stop to false so tab no longer works on the buttons however, the arrow keys still work. How do I disable or override the automatic functionality of these keys so that they will only function for my stepper motors?

Thanks

Hi there..

If I remember well, you can cancel the event once you are inside, so there is no further proceding of it...

Anyway, this is a standard windows layout functionality for buttons...

HTH

Gonzalo

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How do you cancel the event and once you are inside where?

You will have to do some trial and error with this b/c I don't remember exactly how, but I think you can change the keycode to anything else (for example 0), and that way the key will not be processes...

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Gonzalo

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