Menu Short Cut - Escape Key

[Lextar]

I've configured my record actions (New, Update, Save etc) to a menu and set short cut keys for them. Now I've been using Ctrl+N for new, Ctrl+U for Update... now for Cancel, it would be Ctrl-C but then that is the short cut key for Cut.

I want to set it to Escape key for Cancel, but it is not in the short cut list within the Menu Editor.

Is it possible to manually configure it I can detect when the Escape key is pressed without defining it in every text/object box??

[Ramesh Praveen]

One way is to override ProcessCmdKey in your Form and listen to the Esc key. This should get called where ever the focus is on the form.

-Praveen

[Lextar]

Erm... how do you do that?

[Ramesh Praveen]

In your form:

//C#:
protected override bool ProcessCmdKey(ref Message msg, Keys keyData)
{
if(keyData == Keys.Escape)
{
//Do something.
return true;
}

return base.ProcessCmdKey(ref msg, keyData);
}

-Praveen

[Lextar]

Doh, I presume that the solution you've given is for C?

I should have stated that I'm working with Visual Basic.

Does it work with VB?

[Ramesh Praveen]

' VB.Net
Protected Overrides Function ProcessCmdKey(ByRef msg As Message, ByVal keyData As Keys) As Boolean
If keyData = Keys.Escape Then
'Do something.
Return True
End If

Return MyBase.ProcessCmdKey( msg, keyData)
End Function