How do I get a form to close w/esc key (VB 6.0)

BradLee31 · March 23rd, 2004, 04:40 PM

How can I get a form to close when I press the ESC key on the keyboard in Visual Basic 6.0?

Thanks!

gbianchi · March 23rd, 2004, 04:44 PM

hi there.. do something like this..

Private Sub Form_KeyPress(KeyAscii As Integer)
    If KeyAscii = vbKeyEscape Then
        unload me
    end if
End Sub

HTH

Gonzalo

xgbnow · March 23rd, 2004, 04:47 PM

I would add be sure to set the KeyPreview property of the form to True.

Larry Asher

marcostraf · March 23rd, 2004, 08:14 PM

If your form has a Cancel button, set its Cancel property to True. I suggested to use a Cancel button because in this way the user does not have to know to hit Escape to dismiss the dialog.

Marco