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Q122268: FIX: CTRL+Z Terminates File Load in Development Environment

Article: Q122268
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): 2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbide kbVC kbVC200bug kbVC400fix kbGrpDSToolskbbuglist kbfixlist
Last Modified: 29-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual C++, version 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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The Visual C++ development environment will terminate a file load if there is a
CTRL+Z (1aH) character in the file.

RESOLUTION
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View the file in another editor, such as Microsoft Word, and remove the CTRL+Z
characters. In Microsoft Word, CTRL+Z characters appear as a square box. When
you save the file, be sure to save it in text format.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This problem was fixed in Microsoft Visual C++,
32-bit Edition, version 4.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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CTRL+Z is not used as the end-of-file character in Windows NT. This use of
CTRL+Z is obsolete and should be ignored.

Additional query words: 2.00 control-z ctrl-z ctrl z

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Keywords          : kbide kbVC kbVC200bug kbVC400fix kbGrpDSTools kbbuglist kbfixlist
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVC200
Version           : :2.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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