compact framework form keydown event???

[plowgrammer2010]

Hi All,
I am trying to get Form keydown event in compact framework 3.5 but event is not triggering.
I have just one form form1.

Public Class Form1
    Dim oBinarySave As New Binary_Serialization
    Dim FlagFormKeyDown As Boolean = False
    Dim uicounter1 As UInt16 = 0
    Dim uicounter2 As UInt16 = 0
 
    Private Sub Form1_KeyPress(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyPressEventArgs) Handles MyBase.KeyDown
        If Not FlagFormKeyDown Then
            FlagFormKeyDown = True
            uicounter1 += 1
            Label1.Text = uicounter1
        End If
 
    End Sub
 
    Private Sub Form1_KeyUp(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles Panel1.KeyUp
        uicounter2 += 1
        Label2.Text = uicounter2
        FlagFormKeyDown = False
    End Sub
End Class
 

whts problem...?

[Frinavale]

Are you sure it's not triggering?
Did you use the debugger to determine if the application steps into the method that handles the KeyDown Event?

It may be that you aren't refreshing the display and so the Label you're using to display the uicounter1 variable isn't updating.

-Frinny

[Plater]

If anything other then the form has the focus, it won't generate key up/down events.

[plowgrammer2010]

Thanks,
for your guidance. the application is for wince. and i dont have win ce emulator installed on my system thats why i cannot go in debug mode.
Secondly form is selected and all keyboards events goes to form.
I have got solution. The solution is that there is a Key Preview property of forum that is set to false by default. if we turn it to true. then events will trigger and now triggering.

[Plater]

If your device has active sync, you can debug through that.
I always wondered about that property, sometimes it works for people, other times it doesn't.