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[Opcode]

I have this timer, it reads from memory to get its time, i want to add a section to this app that lets me pause the timer on key press

then take that paused time and put it in a list of intervals

so everytime i press space for example it makes a new interval, while the main timer still goes?

how would i do this

Edited by Roger, 15 November 2013 - 07:54 AM.
added codetags

[zeroGiven]

Not exactly sure this is what you mean but, could you just store the labels.text property at the time the space was pressed. You could send it to a listbox or generic list(of string) or something similar. This would let the timer continue counting but your interval at the press of the space would be logged. Or am I completely misunderstanding what you mean?

[Opcode]

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  Not exactly sure this is what you mean but, could you just store the labels.text property at the time the space was pressed. You could send it to a listbox or generic list(of string) or something similar. This would let the timer continue counting but your interval at the press of the space would be logged. Or am I completely misunderstanding what you mean?

  No your correct, i just did this it kinda does what i want

Problem at the moment is it does not work outside the app, meaning i want it to work even when im using another process?

Edited by Opcode, 13 November 2013 - 09:12 PM.

[zeroGiven]

I think you will need to use getasynckeystate to do this from outside the app. http://www.maxvb.com/post-8.html

[Opcode]

Private Declare Function GetAsyncKeyState Lib "user32" (ByVal vkey As Long) As Integer

Private Sub List1_KeyPress(KeyAscii As Integer)

If GetAsyncKeyState(32) Then
List1.AddItem (FRM_MAIN.LBL_TIME.Caption)
End If
End Sub

 

Works similar to as before but its still not registering when i have another process open =[

Edited by Opcode, 13 November 2013 - 09:12 PM.

[BlackRabbit]

I assume you have a global timer that you start on form load or something.

 

So, you need to hook the onKeyPressed event (however it's called) and do the

 

TimerVariable.Enabled = false
TimerVariable.Stop()

 

And that's it.

[Opcode]

Seem's the key only responds when i have its form open =[

[Opcode]

Is it because im using VB 6.0 that this wont work?

Ive been at this for days now, the only thing from stopping my app from being completed is This hotkey problem

[WingedPanther73]

Wait, somebody's still teaching VB 6.0? I thought that was completely dead by now. VB 6 and VB.Net are completely different animals with very similar syntax.