Microsoft KB Archive/21481

BACKSPACE Key Has No Effect in Menu Handler PSS ID Number: Q21481 Article last modified on 06-10-1988 PSS database name: B_COBTools

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MS-DOS

Summary: Page 123 of the “Microsoft COBOL Tools” manual incorrectly states the following:

“There are two ways to choose a command from the menus built by”MENU&quot; …

followed by:

2. Move the highlight to the command by pressing the SPACE bar or the BACKSPACE key, then press RETURN.&quot;

This is a documentation error. The SPACEBAR works as documented; however, the BACKSPACE key has no effect. The MENU program does not perform trapping of the BACKSPACE key.

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1988.