Microsoft KB Archive/241681

{|
 * width="100%"|

BUG: WM_KEYDOWN Contains Extra Scan Code in wParam, in Journal Playback Mode

 * }

Q241681

-

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Win32 Application Programming Interface (API)

-

SYMPTOMS
On Japanese Windows NT 4.0, in Journal playback mode, the wParam field of the WM_KEYDOWN message, which should contain the virtual-key code of the nonsystem key, contains the scan code plus the virtual-key code. On English Windows NT 4.0, wParam contains only the virtual-key code.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbNLS kbOSWinNT400 kbOSWinNT400bug kbOSWinNT400fix kbOSWin2000 kbSDKPlatform kbLocalization kbGrpDSIntl kbDSupport

Issue type : kbbug

Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin32sSearch kbWin32API