OpenEuphoria

2. RE: keyboard disabler?

• Posted by otter at FULL-MOON.COM May 22, 2001
• 397 views

funny how the obvious solutions elude us - thanx mike - that should do the trick

At , you wrote:
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>If you don't mind adding another flag to be checked at the onMouse & 
>onKey events this could work, eg:
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>integer myProgIsRunning
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>procedure stopKeyboard()
>myProgIsRunning = True
>end procedure
>
>procedure startKeyboard()
>myProgIsRunning = False
>end procedure
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><when your program starts to do a run then first call stopKeyboard() and 
>after it ends call startKeyboard() >
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>procedure onKeyPressedByPerson(integer keycode, integer shift)
>-- are we allowed to process these key events?
>if myProgIsRunning = True then
>return
>end if
>
>-- continue processing keys
>
>end procedure
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><do the same for onMouse and your problems should be solved(I think) >
>
>vulcan at win.co.nz
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>otter at FULL-MOON.COM wrote:
> > i have a program that reads an external data source and feeds a IBM main 
> > frame session and "pretends" to be a person entering data ridiculously 
> > fast. the program runs on a stand alone machine and has worked 
> > flawlessly for months. it failed yesterday when a person unlocked the 
> > machine and started pressing buttons during one of the data runs.
> > 
> > i need this program to have TOTAL control over the keyboard during 
> > program execution. is there a win32 way to temporarily disable the 
> > keyboard and mouse while my program runs?? thanks!
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