BUG: SET MARK TO Doesn't Properly Restore Delimiter

ID: Q121440

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.6, 2.6a
Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, 2.6a

SYMPTOMS

You cannot exit a field in a BROWSE by pressing TAB, SHIFT+TAB, ENTER, or an arrow key when the MARK delimiter has been set to nothing, even though there is not a VALID clause on the field.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. USE the INVOICES.DBF table in the TUTORIAL subdirectory.

2. BROWSE the table.

3. Delete the data in the IDATE field of records 1, 3, and 5.

4. Leaving the Browse window open, type the following command in the

   Command window:

      SET MARK TO ' '

   NOTE: Make sure there is only one space between the quotation marks.

5. Select the Browse window. Note that the slashes in the IDATE field have

   been replaced by spaces.

6. In the Command window, type the following command to reset SET MARK to

   its default functionality:

      SET MARK TO

Note that the slashes have reappeared in all the nonempty fields, but the empty fields in records 1, 3, and 5 still have not had the proper delimiter (or MARK) restored to them.

In addition, if you were to move into one of those empty fields and begin entering data, the delimiter is not only still not restored, but you won't be allowed to leave the field while there is any data in it.

To properly reset this functionality to its desired behavior, you must quit and restart FoxPro.

Additional reference words: FoxMac FoxWin buglist2.60 buglist2.60a 2.60 2.60a KBCategory: kbother kbbuglist KBSubcategory: FxprgBrowse

Last Reviewed: August 28, 1995