Active Code Page Versus Selected Code Page (67584)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.1
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.2
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.21
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.3
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.3a
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 4.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 4.01
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0a
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.2
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.21
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22
This article was previously published under Q67584 SUMMARY
The COUNTRY command in CONFIG.SYS can be used to specify a code page that
CHCP then reports. However, the code page is not really made active. The
MODE command reports "No code page has been selected" and KEYB reports
"Active code page not available from CON device."
This behavior is a result of the difference in the definitions of an
"active" code page and a "selected" code page. The system has a global
"active" code page that it attempts to use when accessing any code page
supported device. Additionally, each of these devices has a "selected" code
page. The global (active) code page and the individual device code page
(selected) do not necessarily match.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/12/2003 |
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Keywords: | KB67584 |
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