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BUG: Menu Shortcut Keys Do Not Always Work

Article ID: 180529

Article Last Modified on 3/11/2005


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SYMPTOMS

When a menu is created with the menu editor with an ampersand character (&) to indicate a shortcut key for the menu, the menu shortcut key does not work in the emulator. Additionally, the menu shortcut keys will not work on the remote device unless the form contains a control that can receive focus (such as a CommandButton).

An example of a shortcut key would be "ALT-F" to access a menu with the caption of "&File."

NOTE: This problem only exists in the emulation environment.

STATUS

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

Additional query words: wince vbce vbce6

Keywords: kbbug kbtoolkit kbpending KB180529