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BACKSPACE Removes Only Half of Character in HyperTerminal

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Article ID:137640
Last Review:November 15, 2006
Revision:1.1
This article was previously published under Q137640

SYMPTOMS

When you use HyperTerminal to connect to a bulletin board system (BBS), the BACKSPACE and DELETE keys may remove only half of some characters.

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CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the BACKSPACE and DELETE keys are handled as SBCS (Single-Byte Characters Set) characters and the BBS is using DBCS (Double-Byte Character Set) characters.

The BACKSPACE key may delete only half of a DBCS character if the BACK- SPACE key is interpreted as a single-space character.

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MORE INFORMATION

Whether or not this behavior occurs depends on how the BBS handles SBCS BACKSPACE and DELETE keys.

Some BBSs handle BACKSPACE and DELETE keys in a manner that works properly in HyperTerminal.

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APPLIES TO
•Microsoft Windows 95

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