PRB: Run Menu Missing from Menu Bar in FoxPro for Macintosh

ID: Q116319

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, versions 2.5b, 2.5c

SYMPTOMS

When you start FoxPro for Macintosh, the Run menu, the Generate command on the Program menu, and the Cross Tabulate check box in the Relational Query By Example (RQBE) tool are all disabled.

CAUSE

The Microsoft FoxPro application file has been moved to the desktop or to a different folder than its subsidiary files are stored in. These files include FOXSTART.APP, GENSCRN.PRG, GENMENU.PRG, and GENXTAB.PRG. When FoxPro is placed in a folder different from these files, the system memory variables, _STARTUP, _GENSCRN, _GENMENU, and _GENXTAB that normally contain paths to the locations of these files will be assigned a null string.

RESOLUTION

Since System 7 supports the use of aliases, we recommend that you make an alias for the Microsoft FoxPro application and move the alias to the desired location rather than moving the actual file. For more information about aliases, see the "Macintosh User's Guide" that came with your Macintosh.

If it is absolutely necessary that the application reside in a folder other than the FoxPro folder, you can create a CONFIG.FPM file that contains the appropriate assignments for the system memory variables listed above. For example, if you place FoxPro on the Macintosh desktop, you should also include a CONFIG.FPM file with the following contents on the desktop:

   _GENSCRN = "Macintosh HD:FoxPro:genscrn.prg"
   _GENMENU = "Macintosh HD:FoxPro:genmenu.prg"
   _GENXTAB = "Macintosh HD:FoxPro:genxtab.prg"
   _STARTUP = "Macintosh HD:FoxPro:foxstart.app"

For more information about creating a FoxPro configuration file, see the "Configuring FoxPro for Macintosh" section of the FoxPro "Installation and Macintosh Features Guide."

NOTE: This configuration will not allow you to access the Wizards from the Run menu. If Wizards is chosen from the Run menu when FoxPro is located on the Macintosh desktop, the following error message will occur:

   File "Macintosh HD:DESKTOP FOLDER:Wizards:Wizard.APP" does not exist.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. Drag Microsoft FoxPro from the FoxPro folder to the Macintosh desktop.

2. Launch Microsoft FoxPro from its new location.

REFERENCES

For related information on this issue, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q111507
   TITLE     : PRB: Generate Command on Program Menu is Disabled

Additional reference words: FoxMac 2.50b 2.50c grayed out greyed out dimmed not available unavailable KBCategory: kbprg kbprb KBSubcategory:

Last Reviewed: May 29, 1996