Key Code Constants for Visual Basic 6.0 Users

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2015-09-03

The following tables show the Visual Basic 6.0 Key Code constants and values and their Visual Basic 2008 equivalents.

Key Code Constants

Visual Basic 6.0	Visual Basic 2008 Equivalent
vbKeyLButton (1)	LButton
vbKeyRButton (2)	RButton
vbKeyCancel (3)	Cancel
vbKeyMButton (4)	MButton
vbKeyBack (8)	Back
vbKeyTab (9)	Tab
vbKeyClear (12)	Clear
vbKeyReturn (13)	Return
vbKeyShift (16)	ShiftKey
vbKeyControl (17)	ControlKey
vbKeyMenu (18)	Menu
vbKeyPause (19)	Pause
vbKeyCapital (20)	Capital
vbKeyEscape (27)	Escape
vbKeySpace (32)	Space
vbKeyPageUp (33)	PageUp
vbKeyPageDown (34)	PageDown
vbKeyEnd (35)	End
vbKeyHome (36)	Home
vbKeyLeft (37)	Left
vbKeyUp (38)	Up
vbKeyRight (39)	Right
vbKeyDown (40)	Down
vbKeySelect (41)	Select
vbKeyPrint (42)	Print
vbKeyExecute (43)	Execute
vbKeySnapshot (44)	Snapshot
vbKeyInsert (45)	Insert
vbKeyDelete (46)	Delete
vbKeyHelp (47)	Help
vbKeyNumlock (144)	NumLock
vbKeyScrollLock (145)	Scroll

Alphabetic Key Code Constants

Visual Basic 6.0	Visual Basic 2008 Equivalent
VbKeyA (65)	A
VbKeyB (66)	B
VbKeyC (67)	C
VbKeyD (68)	D
VbKeyE (69)	E
VbKeyF (70)	F
VbKeyG (71)	G
VbKeyH (72)	H
VbKeyI (73)	I
VbKeyJ (74)	J
VbKeyK (75)	K
VbKeyL( 76)	L
vbKeyM (77)	M
VbKeyN (78)	N
VbKeyO (79)	O
VbKeyP( 80)	P
VbKeyQ (81)	Q
VbKeyR (82)	R
VbKeyS (83)	S
VbKeyT (84)	T
VbKeyU (85)	U
VbKeyV (86)	V
VbKeyW (87)	W
VbKeyX (88)	X
VbKeyY (89)	Y
VbKeyZ (90)	Z

Numeric Key Constants

Visual Basic 6.0	Visual Basic 2008 Equivalent
vbKey0 (48)	D0
vbKey1 (49)	D1
vbKey2 (50)	D2
vbKey3 (51)	D3
vbKey4 (52)	D4
vbKey5 (53)	D5
vbKey6 (54)	D6
vbKey7 (55)	D7
vbKey8 (56)	D8
vbKey9 (57)	D9

Numeric Keypad Key Constants

Visual Basic 6.0	Visual Basic 2008 Equivalent
vbKeyNumpad0 (96)	NumPad0
vbKeyNumpad1 (97)	NumPad1
vbKeyNumpad2 (98)	NumPad2
vbKeyNumpad3 (99)	NumPad3
vbKeyNumpad4 (100)	NumPad4
vbKeyNumpad5 (101)	NumPad5
vbKeyNumpad6 (102)	NumPad6
vbKeyNumpad7 (103)	NumPad7
vbKeyNumpad8 (104)	NumPad8
vbKeyNumpad9 (105)	NumPad9
VbKeyMultiply (106)	Multiply
VbKeyAdd (107)	Add
VbKeySeparator (108)	Separator
VbKeySubtract (109)	Subtract
VbKeyDecimal (110)	Decimal
VbKeyDivide (111)	Divide

Function Key Constants

Visual Basic 6.0	Visual Basic 2008 Equivalent
vbKeyF1 (112)	F1
vbKeyF2 (113)	F2
vbKeyF3 (114)	F3
vbKeyF4 (115)	F4
vbKeyF5 (116)	F5
vbKeyF6 (117)	F6
vbKeyF7 (118)	F7
vbKeyF8 (119)	F8
vbKeyF9 (120)	F9
vbKeyF10 (121)	F10
vbKeyF11 (122)	F11
vbKeyF12 (123)	F12
vbKeyF13 (124)	F13
vbKeyF14 (125)	F14
vbKeyF15 (126)	F15
vbKeyF16 (127)	F16

See Also

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Constant Equivalents for Visual Basic 6.0 Users

Constants and Enumerations in Visual Basic