Enhancement- Using Null Characters In WP, Alt

DocumentID: 606864
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 1:32:14 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: The customer would like to search for the null character (Alt-0). The program doesn't seem to allow this function. Another user creates batch files that use the ASCII "null" character (Alt-255) in the filenames for security purposes. He would like to use WordPerfect to edit these files, but the program strips the null characters out. Solutions: The use of character Alt-255 is not under development consideration because ASCII 255 is used internally by the WP program. Also, the null character Alt-0 cannot be created in WP. The customer would need to use another program such as a text editor. Please keep in mind that by doing this, the file could be damaged. How/Why: Alt-0 is the null character. Alt-255 is a character that contains nothing. Alt-255 could be used as a space, but it is not a space (Alt-32 is a space). If Alt-255 was used as a space, it would not be found by WP if the customer used Search to search for a space. Alt-255 is in no way a null character; the null character is a binary 0 (zero), not to be confused with character 0 which is Alt-48. Status: Enhance ***|enhance|*** Press Enter on link token to view statement.

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