BBS: Inland Empire Archive Date: 06-25-92 (20:37) Number: 1340 From: MARK BUTLER Refer#: NONE To: BILL CAMPBELL Recvd: NO Subj: Re: onkey trapping Conf: (2) Quik_Bas
On 06-24-92 BILL CAMPBELL wrote to ALL... BC> Does anyone out there know how to turn off the numlock key from BC> within code? Right now I am just shelling a command to run a 46 BC> byte .COM program that kills the numlock but I'd prefer to BC> access this from within. Check these out.... --------------------------8< CUT HERE 8<---------------------------- '** keylocks control subs SUB AllLocksOFF DEF SEG = 0 POKE &H417, PEEK(&H417) AND &H0 DEF SEG END SUB SUB AllLocksON DEF SEG = 0 POKE &H417, PEEK(&H417) OR &H70 DEF SEG END SUB SUB CapsOFF DEF SEG = 0 POKE &H417, PEEK(&H417) AND &HBF DEF SEG END SUB SUB CapsON DEF SEG = 0 POKE &H417, PEEK(&H417) OR &H40 DEF SEG END SUB SUB NumLockOFF DEF SEG = 0 POKE &H417, PEEK(&H417) AND &H5F DEF SEG END SUB SUB NumLockON DEF SEG = 0 POKE &H417, PEEK(&H417) OR &H20 DEF SEG END SUB SUB ScrollOFF DEF SEG = 0 POKE &H417, PEEK(&H417) AND &H60 DEF SEG END SUB SUB ScrollON DEF SEG = 0 POKE &H417, PEEK(&H417) OR &H10 DEF SEG END SUB --------------------------8< CUT HERE 8<---------------------------- These help you out? -------------> MHB :-) ... OFFLINE 1.39 * I wish I was a whole lot more like I am ......................................................... --- WM v2.03/91-0012 * Origin: Com-Dat BBS Hillsboro, OR. HST (503) 681-0543 (1:105/314)
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