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Q85490: PRB: Number Causes Help Compiler Invalid Context ID Error

Article: Q85490
Product(s): Miscellaneous Software Development Kits
Version(s): 3.0,3.1; WINDOWS:3.5,3.51,4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 12-JAN-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows versions 3.0, 3.1 
- Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK), versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When the Windows Help Compiler compiles a help project file, the following error
message appears:

  Error P1083: Invalid context identification number

CAUSE
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The representation of the context identification number begins with a zero and
contains the digit 8 or 9.

RESOLUTION
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Remove the leading zeros from the number.

MORE INFORMATION
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The Windows Help Compiler parses a number that has a leading zero as an octal
number. C compilers also interpret numbers in this manner. Only the digits 0
through 7 are legal in an octal number.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.50 4.00 95 win16sdk

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin32SDKSearch kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWin32sSearch kbWin32SDK400 kbWin32SDK350 kbWin32SDK351 kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK300 kbWinSDK310
Version           : :3.0,3.1; WINDOWS:3.5,3.51,4.0

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