KybdStck.exe Manipulates the Keyboard Layout Stack from Visual FoxPro (258841)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0a
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 6.0
This article was previously published under Q258841

SUMMARY

KybdStck.exe is a sample that demonstrates how to use API functions to navigate through the Keyboard Layout Stack that is used for multi-language support.

MORE INFORMATION

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

KybdStck.exe

Release Date: Apr-12-2000

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. CAUTION: You must have multi-language support enabled to run this sample form effectively. For more information on enabling multi-language support, please see the "References" section.

After downloading and unzipping KybdStck.exe to a temporary directory, run the form KybdStck. The list box is populated with any loaded Keyboard Layouts. Clicking on a language sets the keyboard layout to that language. Clicking on the button at the bottom of the form displays the currently selected layout.

This form demonstrates the following points:
  • The Init event of the list box uses the GetKeyboardLayoutList function to get the number of Keyboard Layouts loaded. It also uses the GetKeyboardLayoutName and ActivateKeyboardLayout functions to generate a list of the loaded layouts.
  • The click event of the command button uses the GetKeyboardLayoutName function to get the name of the currently loaded layout.
  • The click event of the list box uses the ActivateKeyboardLayout function to set the layout to the selected language.

REFERENCES

The table Langlist.dbf is used as a lookup for the keyboard layout descriptions. This list was obtained from the July 99 edition of the MSDN Library and can be found under the index listing of the LoadKeyboardLayout function and then follow the link for Language Identifiers.

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

141306 How to Enable Support for Multiple Languages in Windows

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