BagKeys
(ver 1)
Abandoned Freeware


BagKeys is a TSR that logs the characters 
typed at the keyboard (including "ALT+keypad" 
method generated keystrokes) to a file (that 
the program creates in the same directory as 
BagKeys) called "BAGKEYS.DAT".  

BAGKEYS.DAT stays open for logging the entire 
time BagKeys is running (so you can not read the 
contents of this file until BagKeys is stopped).
To exit BagKeys, type "CTRL+ALT+U". This causes 
BagKeys to flush its buffer, close the BAGKEYS.DAT 
file, and unload itself from memory.  BAGKEYS.DAT 
is overwritten every time BagKeys is started.  

BagKeys will log keys pressed at a DOS prompt 
(including "backspace" key presses), and the keys 
pressed while a program is running.  Not all 
programs are compatible with BagKeys however, and  
they will send bogus characters into BAGKEYS.DAT.  
Read "BAGKEYS.DOC" for more details.  

One interesting use for BagKeys is to check on a 
users typing.  Although it is amazing how many times 
some typists unconciously use the backspace key, the 
real usefulness is to study WHY they are backspacing.  
A change in a file name, or changing the key layouts 
in a batch file, may significantly reduce backspacing.  


NOTE: Although BagKeys can be useful for logging 
      user actions, it is a software solution that 
      relies on DOS, and it can therefore be fooled.  
      The best solution for capturing keyboard key 
      presses is to insert a hardware device inline
      between the keyboard and the computer.