Key events when not in focus

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Hi there,
I was wondering if it was possible for a C++ application to receive key press events even though it wasn't in focus, but for the application that was in focus to still receive the key event. I imagine the last little part of that sentence will make it 10 times harder!!!
Thanks

Chris

 

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Yes. You can make a keyboard logger that tracks every key pressed. The program would run in the background and not be seen by the user.
James P. Cottingham

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OK, sorry I guess I didn't phrase the question right. What is the theory behind doing this?
Thanks

Chris