PRB: 16-bit Help Window Title Has Wrong Character (160089)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1
This article was previously published under Q160089 SYMPTOMS
When using HC31.exe to compile a Help project, the .hpj file is assumed to
be using OEM character sets (MS-DOS code, page 850 or 437). If the title
specified in the .hpj file contains characters with values higher than 127,
and the .hpj file is modified using a Windows editor such as Notepad, those
characters can appear to be wrong when the Help file is run.
CAUSE
In an .hpj file, under the [OPTIONS] section, the title is specified as:
"TITLE=Help Example that contains [ASCII 224]"
The "[ASCII 224]" character was entered using Notepad, holding down the ALT key, and
typing 0224 on the numeric keypad. When the Help file is run after being
compiled using HC31.exe, you see that the Help window title reads:
"Help Example that contains [ASCII 211]"
This problem occurs because of the difference between the OEM code page
(850) and the ANSI code page (1252). Value 224 is the character '[ASCII 211]' under
code page 850, but it is the character '[ASCII 224]' under code page 1252. Because
the .hpj file is assumed to be using code page 850, '[ASCII 211]' is put on the title
when HC31 is processing the Help project.
RESOLUTION
If your .hpj file contains characters with values higher than 127, use an
MS-DOS editor, such as Edit, to write your .hpj file.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 6/30/2004 |
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| Keywords: | kbIntlDev KB160089 |
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