Microsoft KB Archive/86244

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Cannot Insert ASCII Null Character From The Keyboard

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Q86244

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

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SUMMARY
All ASCII and ANSI character codes can be inserted in Microsoft Word for Windows using the ALT+ key combination except for ASCII 0 (HEX 00). There is no way to enter this code directly from the keyboard; however, you can create a macro to insert this character in your Word for Windows document.

MORE INFORMATION
You may need to insert the ASCII Null character in a PRINT field as a printer command. Use the following macro to insert this character at the insertion point:

  Sub MAIN Insert Chr$(0) End Sub The complete Ansi Character set values for decimal and hexidecimal can be found in Appendix C of &quot;Word for Windows User's Reverence,&quot; version 1.1, pages 427-430.