Q31571: INKEY$ Cannot Input Bytes for CTRL-BREAK Keystroke

Article: Q31571
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 2.00 2.01 3.00 4.00 4.00b 4.50
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | docerr B_BasicCom | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 21-DEC-1989

The manuals below incorrectly state that a stand-alone program
compiled without the /d (debug) option can read a CTRL-BREAK keystroke
with the INKEY$ function. The INKEY$ function does not return bytes
for CTRL-BREAK under any circumstances. The incorrect sentence in the
manual should be deleted.

This correction applies to the INKEY$ function documentation in the
following reference manuals:

1. Page 298 of the "Microsoft QuickBASIC Compiler" Versions 2.x and
   3.00 manual

2. Page 218 of the "Microsoft QuickBASIC 4.00: BASIC Language
   Reference"

3. Page 218 of "Microsoft BASIC Compiler Version 6.00 for MS OS/2 and
   MS-DOS: BASIC Language Reference"

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