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LPSTR GetKbdTable(iType, lpKeyTrTab, lpHeader)
WORD iType;
LPSTR lpKeyTrTab;
LPSTR lpHeader;
 
The GetKbdTable function copies translation tables and translation-table
headers into the keyboard driver. The function must be exported by each
language-specific keyboard library. The keyboard driver calls the function
when it first loads the language-specific library.
 
Parameter   Description
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iType       Specifies the keyboard type. It can be one of the following
            values.
 
            Value  Meaning
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            1      XT, M24 83 key
 
            2      Olivetti M24 102 key "ICO"
 
            3      AT 84 or 86 key
 
            4      RT Enhanced 101 or 102 key
 
            5      Nokia 1050
 
            6      Nokia
 
lpKeyTrTab  Points to to the KeyTrTab table in the keyboard driver.
 
lpHeader    Points to the header for the translation tables.
 
Return Value
 
The return value is the address of the language-specific library's DATA
segment in the DX:AX register pair.
 
Comments
 
The export ordinal for this function is 1.
 
The function patches the translation table and copies the data to the
keyboard driver.
 
This function is in a load-on-call discardable segment, which means its
memory may be reclaimed. The DATA segment is fixed.
 
See Also
 
GetKeyString, NewTable
 
 
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