Reading ActiveX Event Messages

Question

Hi
I have been reading activeX event messages for sometime now
using a combination of EventLastMatch and GetSpriteProperty.
Within a text entry activex which I have recently imported
into Authorware it contains within the Events Tab the following
parameter:
KeyDown returns nothing
Parameter 1: KeyCode is an integer
Parameter 2: Shift is an integer
Silly question but if 'KeyDown' returns nothing then why is
the Parameter 1 and 2 stated ? Does this KeyDown event actually
return values.
I have tried reading the KeyDown event using
MessageValue:=CallSprite(@"ActiveX Text Entry",#KeyDown)
and
MessageValue:=EventLastMatched@"ActiveX Text Entry"[#KeyDown]
But with no success. Anyone have any other methods I could
try ?
Thanks

Answer 1

I think the AX that's been discussed is the web browser
control...
"Mike Baker **Adobe Community Expert**"
<[email protected]> wrote in
message news:[email protected]...
>I ran a quick test with the MS Forms 2.0 text box control
and tab events
>are
> getting through to the control - I can see the tab in
the control. They
> are
> not returned as key events though so they're not
completely making the
> round
> trip. I do get a #change event though. Not very useful
in this case.
> Mike - What about a Win Control?
>
> Mike
> ====================
> Mike Baker
> Adobe Community Expert
> [email protected]
>
> "Amy Blankenship *AdobeCommunityExpert*"
> <[email protected]>
> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>> I'm fairly sure tab events don't get passed either.
There have been
> several
>> conversations about that on the Aware list.
>>
>> "Mike Baker **Adobe Community Expert**"
<[email protected]> wrote in
>> message news:[email protected]...
>> > Hi Mike,
>> >
>> > Catch an event from an ActiveX with an Event
response attached to an
>> > interaction. EventLastMatched@"icon" refers to
the response and not to
> the
>> > activex control. Unfortunately not all actions
in Authorware wind up
> being
>> > events in the ActiveX. If I remember right,
ShiftDown is a key modifier
>> > that
>> > doesn't even get passed to the ActiveX control
so no event can be
>> > returned.
>> > Authorware waits for the actual key and it
passes the key and the
> modifier
>> > to the control together.
>> >
>> > Mike
>> > ====================
>> > Mike Baker
>> > Adobe Community Expert
>> > [email protected]
>> >
>> >
>> > "Mike P" <[email protected]>
wrote in message
>> > news:[email protected]...
>> >> Hi
>> >>
>> >> I have been reading activeX event messages
for sometime now using a
>> >> combination of EventLastMatch and
GetSpriteProperty.
>> >>
>> >> Within a text entry activex which I have
recently imported into
>> > Authorware it
>> >> contains within the Events Tab the
following parameter:
>> >>
>> >> KeyDown returns nothing
>> >> Parameter 1: KeyCode is an integer
>> >> Parameter 2: Shift is an integer
>> >>
>> >> Silly question but if 'KeyDown' returns
nothing then why is the
>> >> Parameter
>> > 1
>> >> and 2 stated ? Does this KeyDown event
actually return values.
>> >>
>> >> I have tried reading the KeyDown event
using
>> >>
>> >> MessageValue:=CallSprite(@"ActiveX Text
Entry",#KeyPress)
>> >> and
>> >> MessageValue:=EventLastMatched@"ActiveX
Text Entry"[#KeyDown]
>> >>
>> >> But with no success. Anyone have any other
methods I could try ?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>