FIX: Certain Key Sequences Cause R6003 or SYS1943 in PWB 1.0

Last reviewed: September 11, 1997
Article ID: Q61660

1.00 | 1.00 MS-DOS | OS/2 kbtool kbbuglist kbfixlist

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Programmer's Workbench for MS-DOS, version 1.0
Microsoft Programmer's Workbench for OS/2, versions 1.0

SYMPTOMS

In the Programmer's Workbench (PWB) version 1.0, it has been observed that certain unusual editing sequences can cause the following errors:

In MS-DOS:

   Run-time error R6003 - integer divide by 0

In OS/2:

   SYS1943 protection violation, trap number 13

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in PWB version 1.0. This problem was corrected in PWB version 1.1.

MORE INFORMATION

The following sequences reproduce the errors:

   Procedure                             Keystrokes
   ---------                             ----------

Bring up several files. ALT+F O x3

   Select the Options menu.              ALT+O
   Select Linker options.                L
   Select Set Debug Options.             ALT+G
   Pull up help on the options.          F1
   Arg-refresh through several files.    ALT+A SHIFT+F7 x3
   Escape back to the Editor screen.     ESC x3

Select the Options menu. ALT+O

   Select Editor Settings.               S (or K)
   Go down thirteen lines.               DOWN ARROW key x13
   Backspace.                            BACKSPACE
   Undo.                                 ALT+BACKSPACE

NOTE: Step 2 reproduces only the R6003 error in DOS, not the SYS1943 error.

Additional reference words: 1.00 buglist1.00 fixlist1.10
KBCategory: kbtool kbbuglist kbfixlist
KBSubcategory: PWBIss
Keywords : kb16bitonly
Solution Type : kbfix

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Last reviewed: September 11, 1997
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