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#define INCL_DOSDEVIOCTL
 
USHORT DosDevIOCtl(pbInputMode, 0L, 0x0071, 0x0004, hDevice)
PBYTE pbInputMode;    /* pointer to variable for input mode */
HFILE hDevice;        /* device handle                      */
 
The KBD_GETINPUTMODE function retrieves the input mode of the screen group
of the active process. The input mode defines whether the following keys are
processed as commands or as keystrokes: CTRL+C, CTRL+BREAK, CTRL+S, CTRL+P,
SCROLL LOCK, PRTSC.
 
Parameter    Description
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pbInputMode  Points to the variable that receives the input mode. If the
             variable is ASCII_MODE, the keyboard has ASCII input mode. If
             the variable is BINARY_MODE, the keyboard has binary input
             mode.
 
hDevice      Identifies the keyboard that receives the device-control
             function. The handle must have been created previously by using
             the DosOpen function.
 
Return Value
 
The return value is zero if the function is successful or an error value if
an error occurs.
 
See Also
 
DosOpen, KBD_SETINPUTMODE
 
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