Q63322: C 5.00/5.10 and 6.00 Regard Right Arrow Character (1Ah) as EOF

Article: Q63322
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 5.00 5.10 6.00 | 5.10 6.00
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | | mspl13_c
Last Modified: 25-JUL-1990

In Microsoft C versions 5.10 and 6.00, the right arrow character (1Ah)
is read as an end-of-file (EOF) character, even if it occurs nested
within a character string.

The unexpected EOF can be avoided by inserting an escape sequence
within the string to replace the right arrow character. Use the
following

   printf("Hello""\x1a""world.");

instead of:

   printf("Hello(right arrow character)world");

Using the proper format forces the compiler to recognize the hex 1A as
an escape sequence, instead of an EOF. If the escape sequence is not
separated from the rest of the string, it may be read as a different
hex value, since characters will appear directly after it. In addition
to hex values, an octal value may be used.

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