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Q122562: DOC: _set_se_translator and set_terminate Help Info Incorrect

Article: Q122562
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): 2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdocfix kbdocerr kbCompiler kbCPPonly kbVC
Last Modified: 15-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- The C/C++ Compiler (CL.EXE), used with:
   - Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, version 2.0 
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SUMMARY
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The Quick Reference Help and Books Online both state that the
_set_se_translator() and set_terminate() functions return a pointer to their
argument. In fact, they return a pointer to the previous translator or terminate
function respectively.

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 the documentation of
Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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Annotate the Books Online and the Quick Reference Help to include the correct
documentation. For the _set_se_translator help or Books Online:

1. Choose Annotate from the Edit menu.

2. Enter the following text:

  " The return value is incorrectly documented. _set_se_translator() returns a
  pointer to the previous translator function." (without the quotation marks)

3. Click the Save button.

For the set_terminate function, repeat the above steps using the following text:

- The return value is incorrectly documented. set_terminator() returns a
  pointer to the previous terminator function.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbdocfix kbdocerr kbCompiler kbCPPonly kbVC 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbAudDeveloper kbCVCComp
Version           : :2.0

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