Would it be possible to attach an event to a user pressing the printscreen button?

Thanks!

Michael

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Michael,

Try adding the following code to the desired form...

    protected override void OnKeyUp(KeyEventArgs e)
    {
      if (e.KeyCode == Keys.PrintScreen)
      {
        System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(
          string.Format("PrintScreen key released at {0}.",
          DateTime.Now));

        // This next statement is optional. Include it to tell
        // windows that you have taken all action that should be
        // taken in response to this key press. If you want Windows
        // to also perform its default handling, then do not include
        // this next statement.

        e.Handled = true;
      }

      base.OnKeyUp(e);
    }

- Roger

Roger:

First of all, thanks for the reply... it works great -- when the form is the active window.. but i plan to not use a window at all, and only run in systray/formless (at least for the main form) so it would proberly need to always listen for the print screen key, even when the application is in the background (which in my case will be all the time.. as there isnt a front-end)

Hope that makes sense :)

Thanks!

Michael

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Thanks for all your help P2P Wrox! (and its users)

Michael,

Sounds like you need a hook into the message queues of all active windows (since you'll never know in advance which window will be active when the user presses print screen). That, unfortunately, is beyond my current level of expertise.

- Roger

Thats a shame.. Thanks for your help though.

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