DOCUMENT:Q197871  17-DEC-1999  [exchange]
TITLE   :XFOR: Question Mark Characters in Message of the Day
PRODUCT :Microsoft Exchange
PROD/VER:winnt:5.5
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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Customers report that when entering a chat forum, the message of the day may
contain numerous question marks (?) where characters should exist. The message
of the day was created using Visual Basic (VB).

CAUSE
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This has been reported by customers using Visual Basic to create the message. VB
will display the ? character for values beyond ASCII 255.

RESOLUTION
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Use character values within the 255 ASCII character range. Modifications to code
may also prove successful.

STATUS
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This issue has been reported to Microsoft.


Additional query words: mcischat

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:5.5
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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