KbdGetCp

This call allows a process to query the code page being used to translate scan codes to ASCII characters.

KbdGetCp

(Reserved, CodePageID, KbdHandle)

Reserved (ULONG) - input

Reserved and must be set to zero.
CodePageID (PUSHORT) - output
Address of the code page ID located in the application's data area. The keyboard support copies the current code page ID for a specified keyboard handle into this word. The code page ID is equivalent to one of the code page IDs specified in the CONFIG.SYS CODEPAGE = statement or 0000.
KbdHandle (HKBD) - input
Default keyboard or the logical keyboard.
rc (USHORT) - return
Return code descriptions are:
• NO_ERROR 373
  ERROR_KBD_PARAMETER
  439
  ERROR_KBD_INVALID_HANDLE
  445
  ERROR_KBD_FOCUS_REQUIRED
  447
  ERROR_KBD_KEYBOARD_BUSY
  464
  ERROR_KBD_DETACHED
  504
  ERROR_KBD_EXTENDED_SG
  Remarks

  The CodePageID is the currently active keyboard code page. A value of 0 indicates the code page translation table in use is the ROM code page translation table provided by the hardware.

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