PRB: FPD SAVE SCREEN .MEM Files Display Improperly in FPW

ID: Q112611

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5, 2.5a, and 2.5b

SYMPTOMS

The SAVE SCREEN command stores a screen image in a .MEM file. If you execute this command in FoxPro for MS-DOS and issue the RESTORE FROM command in FoxPro for Windows, the image does not display properly.

CAUSE

FoxPro has no way of translating the MS-DOS character-based screen image into a bitmap image for Windows.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

In FoxPro for MS-DOS, type the following commands in the Command window:

   @10,10 say "HELLO"
   SAVE SCREEN TO scrn
   SAVE ALL LIKE scrn TO scrnfile

Quit FoxPro for MS-DOS and load FoxPro for Windows. Type the following commands in the Command window:

   RESTORE FROM scrnfile
   RESTORE screen FROM scrn

The image appears as a small colored rectangle in the upper-left corner of the screen.

Screen image files must be created and saved in the same FoxPro platform as the platform on which they will be displayed.

For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q106281
   TITLE     : PRB: RESTORE WINDOW Does Not Restore Completely

Additional reference words: FoxWin 2.50 2.50a 2.50b KBCategory: kbprg kbprb KBSubcategory: FxprgGeneral

Last Reviewed: June 27, 1995