Re: Lock keyboard

From: Rafael Hernández (rhernandez@optomation.es)
Date: 09/03/02 

From: "Rafael Hernández" <rhernandez@optomation.es>
Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2002 17:10:53 +0200

Thanks again,
I kew it couldn't be that nice: I need to lock the keyboard only, the mouse
must be active...

"Torgeir Bakken" <Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com> escribió en el mensaje
news:3D74CB1F.EDC4E7DD@hydro.com...
> "Rafael Hernández" wrote:
>
> >
> > "Torgeir Bakken" <Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com> escribió en el mensaje
> > news:3D7491F7.B1A2FC23@hydro.com...
> > > "Rafael Hernández" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Is there a way to inhibit keystrokes for restricted users?
> > > > I have a computer running a very demanding real time application.
The
> > > > problem is that certain users get bored and shut the application to
be
> > > > able to play games on the computer. I want to maintain that user
away
> > > > from the start menu.
> > >
> > >
> > > You can disable both mouse and keyboard input using AutoItX (from a
> > > VBScript) orAutoIt.
> > >
> > >
> > > AutoIt/AutoItX is free and can be found here:
> > > http://www.hiddensoft.com/AutoIt/
> >
> > But, just in case you can save me from hours of reading, do you have any
> > clue on how to lock the keyboard with it?.
>
> From a AutoIt script, use the command
> BlockInput, <on | off>
>
> This command with disable both mouse and keyboard input. Input will be
> automatically enabled when the script closes if you dont issue an off
command.
>
> From a VBScript, this will do it:
>
> Set oAutoIt = CreateObject("AutoItX.Control")
> oAutoIt.BlockInput "on"
>
>
> --
> torgeir
>
>

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