Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Development:
Programming Interfaces

Handling User Input

This chapter explains how you can monitor user input from the keyboard or mouse. Chapter 5, "Alternate I/O Sources," explains how to write procedures that accept input from a file.

The chapter covers the following topics:

The keyboard and the mouse
Key codes and key labels
Key functions
Changing the function of a key
Using mouse buttons and events
Telling Progress how to continue processing
Monitoring keystrokes during data entry