FIX: CURDIR() Returns a Backslash or Random Characters

ID: Q104467

2.50 WINDOWS kbprg kbfixlist kbbuglist

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, version 2.5

SYMPTOMS

The CURDIR() function returns a backslash or random characters instead of a null string for a disk drive that does not exist.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in FoxPro 2.5 for Windows. This problem was corrected in FoxPro 2.5a for Windows.

Steps to Reproduce Problem

In the Command window, type the following

   ? CURDIR("m:")

where "m:" is a disk drive that does not exist.

Additional reference words: FoxWin 2.50 buglist2.50 fixlist2.50a default current directory 2.50a KBCategory: kbprg kbfixlist kbbuglist KBSubcategory: FxprgGeneral Solution Type : kbfix

Last Reviewed: October 14, 1997