solved it: I had to add a bit mask (i think thats what its called). This returned true when I clicked on a cell:
If CBool(GetAsyncKeyState(1) & 128) Then MsgBox ("left click trapped") End If (1) is the constant for left mouse click On Feb 7, 11:28 am, rcamarda <robert.a.cama...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > I am trying to trap a left mouse click. I found lots of uses of > GetAsyncKeyState, however, even something simple is not working. > > Private Declare Function GetAsyncKeyState Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal vKey > As Long) As Integer > > Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Range) > > If GetAsyncKeyState(VK_LBUTTON) Then > MsgBox ("left click trapped") > End If > > If GetAsyncKeyState(VK_BACK) Then > MsgBox ("back space") > End If > > If GetAsyncKeyState(VK_RETURN) Then > MsgBox ("enter key") > End If > > End Sub > > Should I use a different library when using x64 or Office 2010?? > TIA > Rob -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some important links for excel users: 1. Follow us on TWITTER for tips tricks and links : http://twitter.com/exceldailytip 2. Join our LinkedIN group @ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1871310 3. Excel tutorials at http://www.excel-macros.blogspot.com 4. Learn VBA Macros at http://www.quickvba.blogspot.com 5. Excel Tips and Tricks at http://exceldailytip.blogspot.com To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Like our page on facebook , Just follow below link http://www.facebook.com/discussexcel