Error in Quick Report Saving Procedure in Getting Started

ID: Q112791

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, version 2.5b

SUMMARY

Step 5 on page 42 of the "Getting Started" manual incorrectly instructs the user regarding how to enter a path and filename in a dialog box in order to save a quick report. By following these instructions, the user will receive an "Invalid path or filename" error when the query is run.

MORE INFORMATION

FoxPro for Macintosh requires that a directory delimiter be the leading character when it is accessing files that reside at a level below the current default folder. For example, the following commands will yield a "File 'tutorial:customer.dbf' does not exist" error:

   SET DEFAULT TO SYS(2004)
   USE tutorial:customer

To avoid this error, change the commands to the following:

   SET DEFAULT TO SYS(2004)
   USE :tutorial:customer

Additional reference words: FoxMac 2.50b docerr KBCategory: kbprg kbdocerr KBSubcategory:

Last Reviewed: May 21, 1996