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Q31495: Macro to Enter Form Feed or Control Characters in Editor

Article: Q31495
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 1.00 | 1.00
Operating System(s): DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | tar62237 | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 1-NOV-1988

The form-feed characters and control characters below can be entered
in a file being edited by the Microsoft Editor.

The following macro inserts a linefeed, (CTRL+L), and a newline, and
binds it to the F6 key. To enter a CTRL+L, use the Graphic assignment
on Page 48 of the "Microsoft Editor User's Guide" when editing your
TOOLS.INI file:

graphic:ctrl+l

FFM:="L" newline   ; Instead of the L shown here, insert a CTRL+L
FFM:F6             ; with the quote function "CTRL+P CTRL+L"

The macro below allows you to enter control key values. The
following line binds "quote" to F5. Quote allows you to enter any key
as input (i.e., control key values, etc). This means if you type "F5"
followed by a "CTRL+X", you will see a "\030" instead of "arg":

quote:F5.

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