Microsoft KB Archive/33620

= &quot;Illegal Function Call&quot; on WIDTH 40 with Monochrome Screen =

Article ID: 33620

Article Last Modified on 11/21/2006



This article was previously published under Q33620



SYMPTOMS
An &quot;Illegal function call&quot; error message is generated when trying to change the screen width to 40 columns using WIDTH 40 on a monochrome screen.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in QuickBasic versions 4.00, 4.00b, and 4.50 for MS-DOS; in Microsoft Basic Compiler versions 6.00, 6.00b for MS-DOS and MS OS/2; and in Microsoft Basic Professional Development System (PDS) versions 7.00 and 7.10 for MS-DOS and MS OS/2. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

This problem does not occur in programs compiled with QuickBasic versions 2.00, 2.01, and 3.00.

Additional query words: QuickBas BasicCom buglist4.00 buglist4.00b buglist4.50 B_BasicCom buglist6.00 buglist6.00b buglist7.00 buglist7.10

Keywords: KB33620

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