FIX: "ILLEGAL VALUE" Error When Printer Driver Loaded

ID: Q88044

2.00 MS-DOS kbprg kbfixlist kbbuglist

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

In FoxPro version 2.0, a spurious "ILLEGAL VALUE" error occurs under the following conditions:

   1. A printer driver is loaded.
   2. The _WRAP value is set to .T.
   3. The _alignment system variable is assigned a value twice.
   4. Printing occurs between the assignments to _alignment.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft FoxPro version 2.0 for MS-DOS. This problem was corrected in Microsoft FoxPro version 2.0 for MS-DOS dated September 26, 1991.

Additional reference words: FoxDos buglist2.00 fixlist2.00 2.00 KBCategory: kbprg kbfixlist kbbuglist KBSubcategory: Solution Type : kbfix

Last Reviewed: October 14, 1997