List of Problems Identified in FoxPro 2.6a for Windows

ID: Q131373

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, version 2.6a

SUMMARY

Below is a list of the problems identified in Microsoft FoxPro version 2.6a for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

This list contains the numbers and titles of Microsoft Knowledge Base articles that fully describe the problems identified in FoxPro version 2.6a for Windows:

Knowledge Base Articles

ITEM ID     ARTICLE TITLE

Q88603 Calculated Currency Field Ignores Formatting
Q99905 "Line Too Long" Error When Appending Records
Q100449 Color Boxes or Text Labels Appear as Black Boxes
Q102704 Can't Give Numeric the Currency Format in Report Writer
Q103596 Name Edit Region Not Displaying Correctly in RQBE

Q104477 FoxPro Calculator Returning Incorrect Percentages
Q105834 FoxPro Does Not Import .DIF Format File
Q108636 POP POPUP Causes a General Protection Fault
Q108671 Filtered POPUP Displays Improperly
Q109234 Multicolumn Reports with Groups Break Incorrectly

Q110537 Can't Restore View w/Default Drive Set to Network Drive
Q111518 Extra Picture Characters Result in Garbage Characters
Q114136 FoxPro Math-Precision Problems with SET DECIMALS
Q114148 FoxApp Screens Created in Windows Are Too Big in MS-DOS
Q114155 .SCX File Overwritten When dBASE File Converted

Q114160 Error When Install Distribution Kit Under Windows NT
Q114278 Table Loses Order When Used Again
Q114465 Error Message When Comparing Large Strings
Q114480 SET COMPATIBLE or Catalog Manager Changes MEMOWIDTH to 80
Q114502 Error Occurs When Previewing an Untransported DOS Report

Q114865 HEADING Clause on the REPORT FORM Does Not Align Properly
Q114998 Next Button Does Not Prompt for Permission to Discard
Q115051 SET MARGIN Does Not Work in FoxPro for Mac or Windows
Q115597 Check Box & Radio Button Size Grows with 8-Point Font
Q116029 SUBSTR() on Empty Memo Field Gives Error: Beyond String

Q116273 Remove Line When Blank Does Not Work with General Field
Q116480 "If\else\endif Mismatch" for Query Built w/ Query Wizard
Q117366 TEXT ... ENDTEXT Output Stops Appearing with FoxPro 2.6
Q117560 Index Tag on DELETED() Causes "Bnormal Program..."
Q117854 Run Menu Option Not Echoing Commands in Command Window

Q119403 "Unrecognized Command Verb" When Starting FoxPro
Q120119 GENSCRN Cannot Create Screen Smaller Than 50 x 50 Pixels
Q120181 Incomplete APPEND GENERAL Command Doesn't Generate Error
Q120184 "Insufficient Memory" Error with SAVE SCREEN Command
Q120188 Cannot Run Cross-Tab Query from Catalog Manager

Q120190 ON KEY LABEL RIGHTMOUSE WAIT WINDOW "Text" Malfunctions
Q120192 Group Header Not Printing When Previous Group Has a Widow
Q120289 Action Cannot Be Completed Because the Object Is Busy
Q120510 Blank Window After Canceling Updatable Query in CatMan
Q120544 WONTOP() Does Not Return Topmost Window

Q121052 Black-on-White Disabled Colors Don't Appear Correctly
Q121054 Cursor Incorrectly Positioned When Using ON KEY LABEL
Q121055 INSERT (BEFORE) Doesn't Cause Error on Read-Only Query
Q121227 ON KEY LABEL <Keyname> EXIT Fails with DO WHILE .T. Loop
Q121240 SET MARK OF BAR Character Disappears When Scrolling

Q121280 Print to file w/ SET DEVICE TO FILE w/@ SAY Causes ICE
Q121438 Status Bar Does Not Change on Wizard-Generated Screens
Q121440 SET MARK TO Doesn't Properly Restore Delimiter
Q121624 Preserve Original Date/Time in FoxDoc Can't Be Cleared
Q121638 SET KEY TO Command Ignores Characters in the Expression

Q121685 RETURN TO <Filename>.SPR Does Not Work in .APPs or .EXEs
Q121724 LIST Popup Hangs on Duplicate Field Value
Q121924 SHOW ... PROMPT is Displayed on Top of Existing Prompt
Q122047 GP Fault When Choose Close from "Save changes" Dialog
Q122271 GP Fault When Font Changed in Transporter Font Dialog

Q122338 Tab Order Incorrect in 'Program, generate' Screen
Q122511 LOOKUP() Locates Deleted Records
Q122512 FoxPro Allows Illegal Field Definition Interactively
Q122747 Line Placed Behind Opaque Field in Report Is Not Hidden
Q122864 BROWSE FORMAT with Character RANGE Causes Syntax Error

Q122911 Invalid Subscript Ref When Append Spreadsheet to Database
Q122971 @ .. SAY Gives Error: Invalid or Corrupt OLE Object
Q122972 Error When Using Shared Table on CD-ROM Device
Q123017 @T Format in dBASE Label Not Converted
Q123034 Unneeded Vertical Scroll Bar Displayed in BROWSE Window

Q123088 FoxDoc Always Prints Source Code Even When Unchecked
Q123154 FoxPro Hangs If GOMONTH() Used on Blank Date & Year >9999
Q123206 LCK _FindVar() Function Doesn't Work w/ Other Work Areas
Q123207 Menu Manager Internal Consistency Error When Build Screen
Q123283 Variable Name Length Affects Results of RESTORE FROM

Q123345 Internal Consistency Error Caused by BROWSE..FREEZE
Q123353 Report Loses Data When Stretching Memo Breaks on a Page
Q123354 Resource Leak with READ TIMEOUT VALID Command
Q123429 FoxPro Window Does Not Move to Front
Q123451 Stack Fault When Building Project

Q123452 _CLIPTEXT Variable Causes GP Fault in Debug Window
Q123654 GP Fault When Use @...say to Print Over the Network
Q123656 FoxDoc GP Faults When Default Index Extension Set to IDX
Q123707 dBASE .FMT with "colo" in Message Migrates Erroneously
Q123718 Index Key w/ More Than 240 Characters Loses Information

Q123719 GETFONT() & FONTMETRIC() Cause GP Fault and/or ICE
Q123720 Snippet Code for Popup Lost After Pressing Edit Button
Q123721 _PAGENO Incorrect When Group Footer Prints on Page Alone
Q123800 Error in SHOW OBJECT Syntax Causes Lockup
Q123946 No Title on MODIFY FILE WINDOW in FoxPro for Windows

Q123958 Define Window in Desktop Hides FoxPro When Using ALT+TAB
Q124202 Illegal Field Type Error When Create a Table from a Table
Q124324 Project Manager "Save As Default" Won't Save All Settings
Q124348 Exiting ON SHUTDOWN Window Disables GET Objects
Q124353 LASER.APP Print Preview Causes GP Fault

Q124354 Using CNTPAD() and SET COMP ON Returns Incorrect Value
Q124424 Spurious Characters Print on Report If PICTURE too Wide
Q124585 SQL Internal Error Returned When UDF Value Is Null
Q124586 IMPORT or APPEND FROM Empty Spreadsheet Gives Error
Q124587 BROWSE LAST NOMODIFY May Be Modified After Second Command

Q124588 eport w/Opaque Gray Text Previews But Won't Print Shading
Q124776 Parameters Passed with Hyphen to Executable are Ignored
Q124880 FIND Command is not Reliable
Q124884 ALT+D and SPACE Both Map to Key Code Value of 32
Q124906 Single Menu in an .EXE Causes Error Message upon Exit

Q124939 SET COLOR SET TO MYCOLORSET Doesn't Reset Colors Properly
Q125006 Linked Word Document Doesn't Update Properly
Q125047 @R Displays Incorrect Format in Report Writer
Q125199 Find (CTRL+F) in @...EDIT Misbehaves in Windows and MAC
Q125308 GP Fault If Report Variable Name Has More Than 10 Chars

Q125375 Import from Type RPD Causes GP Fault
Q125517 Beautify Removes Certain Characters
Q125615 Push Buttons Require Two Mouse Clicks Instead of One
Q125789 Variable Passed/Declared as PRIVATE in UDF Not Returned
Q126232 CHANGE WHEN and VALID Clauses Don't Work with Arrow Keys

Q127841 Multiuser Updates Do Not Flush Correctly
Q127920 SHARED Keyword Not Capitalized by BEAUTIFY
Q128099 Mouse Click Browse Scroll Bars Ignored for TIMEOUT
Q128203 No Generic/Text Only Printer Driver in Windows NT
Q128204 Safety Check Box Not Working in Catalog Manager

Q128540 Check Box from Shared Table Appears as Disabled
Q128542 Canceling Wizards w/ Screen Builder Open Causes GP Fault
Q128588 "?" Command with Function "V1" May Not Display Correctly
Q129013 GP Fault w/ Paste Link of Excel Chart into General Field
Q129170 Spanish FoxPro for Windows DK Has Wrong OLECLI.DL_ File

Q129627 "Report" in Command Window Gives "File does not exist"
Q129628 "Invalid function argument value, type, or count" Error
Q129753 Minimized FoxPro Screen Cannot Be Restored in Windows 95
Q129913 Browse Key Record Pointer Moves Incorrectly
Q129958 Hiding a Screen Clears the Current READ Level

Q130084 "Menu Manager Internal Consistency" When Modifying Table
Q130606 FERROR() Returns 5 When File Handles Exhausted
Q130612 App Run from CONFIG.FPW Returns "File Does Not Exist"
Q130666 dBASE Report Run by FoxPro Displays Bad Extended Chars
Q130727 Unique Number Set Does Not Round Correctly with ROUND()

Q131034 Problem with SHOW WINDOW Command and Cycling Windows
Q131218 "Missing )" Error Message Produced by Valid Expression
Q131264 Browse Loses Record Position When Switching Windows Apps
Q131308 ERROR: Cannot Open OLE Server and OLE Link Failure

Additional query words: FoxWin buglist2.60a bug kbmaster kblist


Keywords          : FxotherReference 
Version           : WINDOWS:2.6a
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        :

Last Reviewed: July 27, 1999