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Q44407: Keyboard Scan Code Table Is Missing Line 3 in QB 4.50 Manual

Article: Q44407
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 4.50
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | SR# S890509-141 docerr | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 15-MAY-1989

The third line is missing from Table R.4, "Keyboard Scan Codes",
under the KEY(n) statement on Page 198 of the "Microsoft QuickBASIC:
BASIC Language Reference" manual for Version 4.50. (This manual is
sold separately for Version 4.50.)

The first 4 lines of the table should read as follows:

Key    Code in Hex        Key    Code in Hex        Key    Code in Hex

ESC         01            CTRL        1D            SPACE       39

! or 1      02            A           1E            CAPS        3A

@ or 2      03            S           1F            F1          3B

# or 3      04            D           20            F2          3C

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