FIX: Error IMPORTing All Negative Number Paradox Database

ID: Q88612

2.00 MS-DOS kbprg kbfixlist kbbuglist

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

In early (prior to 9/26/91) releases of FoxPro 2.0 for MS-DOS, a problem may occur when a Paradox database file that contains only negative numbers is imported into a FoxPro database.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

The FoxPro 2.0 IMPORT command imports data from a file to create a new FoxPro database. The database file has the same name as the file from which the data is imported but has the .DBF extension instead. The optional TYPE keyword can be used to specify the format of the file from which data is imported. To import a Paradox database file, use the following syntax:

   IMPORT FROM filename.db TYPE PDOX

Paradox is a database application manufactured by Borland International, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

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Last Reviewed: October 14, 1997