>>i have a keypress event that i want to show message when user presses any alpha numeric including special characters.
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>>i tried trapping the esc, tab, all arrows, page down and up etc. but it's a bit tedious considering i have to trap all the function keys too.
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>>how do i do that? TIA
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>hi Evelyn,
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>For alphanumeric, you can use between().
>As to function keys and other special keys, they are the hardest part and have to be tested separately, which is normal since each one will require a distinct action
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>Success,
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>do case
>case	        ( inlist(nShiftAltCtrl, 0) and between(nKeyCode, asc('0'), asc('9')) ) ;
>	or	( inlist(nShiftAltCtrl, 0) and between(nKeyCode, asc('a'), asc('z')) ) ; 
>	or	( inlist(nShiftAltCtrl, 1) and between(nKeyCode, asc('A'), asc('Z')) )
>	
>	acti screen
>	?'alphanum', chr(7)
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>endcase
>

Thanks, this is useful.

For my task, though, using 'N' in InputMask will work.