Microsoft KB Archive/99397

= ACC: MS Windows Versions 3.0, 3.1 Translate Chars. Differently =

Article ID: 99397

Article Last Modified on 5/9/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 1.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Access 1.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Access 2.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 3.1 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q99397



Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.



SYMPTOMS
When you are importing, exporting, or attaching Paradox tables, certain ASCII characters translate differently when you are using Microsoft Windows version 3.1 than they do when you are using Microsoft Windows version 3.0.



CAUSE
Windows 3.0 and 3.1 use different versions of the Windows application programming interface (API) function OemToAnsi.



STATUS
This behavior is by design in Windows 3.0 and 3.1.



MORE INFORMATION
When you import, export, or attach Paradox tables, Windows 3.0 and 3.1 translate the following ASCII characters differently:

  246 249  251   254   256

For example, ASCII character 246 is translated as an underscore character by Windows 3.0, but is translated as a division sign by Windows 3.1.

Paradox is manufactured by Borland International, Inc., a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

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