Q41582: Amdek Has CLREPC.EXE to Help with Keyboard Incompatibilities

Article: Q41582
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 | SR# S890217-27 B_BasicCom | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 12-NOV-1990

Amdek has a keyboard driver called CLREPC.EXE to help with keyboard
incompatibilities with QuickBASIC. To obtain this file, you can call
Amdek Product Support at (408) 435-2832. This program is not
guaranteed by Microsoft to work properly and is only mentioned for
your information.

This information applies to QB.EXE from Microsoft QuickBASIC versions
2.00, 2.01, 3.00, 4.00, 4.00b, 4.50, to QB.EXE from Microsoft BASIC
Compiler versions 6.00 and 6.00b, and to QBX.EXE from Microsoft BASIC
Professional Development System (PDS) versions 7.00 and 7.10 for
MS-DOS.

It is best to create a batch file that loads the CLREPC.EXE driver and
then invokes QuickBASIC. The following is a sample batch file:

   clrepc
   C:\<PATH NAME>\QB
   set epc

This loads the driver, runs QuickBASIC, and then resets the keyboard
after you exit QuickBASIC.

This keyboard correction does not let you highlight text with the
extended-keyboard cursor keys; instead, you must use the numeric
keypad with the SHIFT key.

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