BUG: QuickHelp Paste Topic Command Pastes Two Extra Lines (93004)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft QuickHelp for MS-DOS 1.7
- Microsoft QuickHelp for MS-DOS 1.83
This article was previously published under Q93004 SYMPTOMS
After pasting an example program from the Microsoft QuickHelp utility,
compiling the program generates the following errors, possibly among
others:
settime.c(1) : error C2143: syntax error : missing '{'
before ':'
settime.c(1) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';'
before ':'
settime.c(81) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';'
before '-'
SETTIME.C is the example program to demonstrate the _dos_getdate()
function.
CAUSE
These errors are caused by the following two lines which are pasted into
the file with the QuickHelp utility:
Topic: SETTIME.C
-and-
-<>-
The "<>" symbol in the second line is the character 0x04 that indicates the
end of the topic.
RESOLUTION
Modify the file to comment out or delete the two lines indicated above
before compiling the example program.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in QuickHelp versions 1.7 and
1.83. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 9/30/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kb16bitonly KB93004 |
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