BUG: Upsizing Wizard Generated SQL Code Causes Errors

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0a

SYMPTOMS

When running the SQL code that is generated from either the Oracle or SQL Server Upsizing Wizards, an error occurs.

CAUSE

Some of the comment blocks in the generated SQL code are marked incorrectly.

NOTE: Other errors may occur that are unrelated to this problem.

WORKAROUND

In the SQL language, a multi-line comment is opened with "/*" and closed with "*/". Some of the comment blocks in the generated SQL code are opened with "*/". To avoid these errors, change the open comment designators to "/*".

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 Behavior

1. Open the Testdata database located in the \Vfp\Samples\Data directory.

2. Start the SQL Server Upsizing Wizard.

3. Click the Next button.

4. Specify a valid SQL Server datasource.

5. Select the customer table from the list of available tables.

6. Click the Finish button.

7. Click "Save generated SQL." Then click the Finish button.

8. Drill-down through the data tree until you've located the sql_uw table.

9. Browse the sql_uw table, and look at the code in the scriptsql memo field.