FIX: GETFILE() Does Not Display Any Files

ID: Q109485

2.50b MACINTOSH kbprg kbfixlist kbbuglist

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, version 2.5b

SYMPTOMS

When you are using the function GETFILE() in FoxPro for Macintosh, if <expC1> is null and <expC4> is not used, no files will be displayed. This is not the proper behavior, according to the online Help file.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, do ONE of the following:

• Select the All Files check box in the GETFILE() dialog box.

  -or-

• Change the command to read:

        ? GETFILE( "", "Get a file:", "Button", 0, "" )
  

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in FoxPro 2.6a for Macintosh.

MORE INFORMATION

When run in FoxPro version 2.5b for Windows, the GETFILE() function displays all the files in the directory.

Additional reference words: FoxMac 2.50b buglist2.50b KBCategory: kbprg kbfixlist kbbuglist KBSubcategory:

Keywords          : kbbuglist kbfixlist kbprg
Version           : 2.50b
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Solution Type     : kbfix

Last Reviewed: October 14, 1997