PRB: VFP5.0a under Japanese OS Causes DBC Characters Problems

 Last reviewed: December 17, 1997
Article ID: Q177852
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 5.0a

SYMPTOMS

When you use Visual FoxPro version 5.0a under a Japanese Operating System (OS), and you enter Double-Byte Japanese Characters in a text box or the Visual FoxPro Command window, the text is unreadable after the Enter or Return key is pressed.

RESOLUTION

Install Visual Studio Service Pack 2 from http://www.microsoft.com/vstudio/ and follow the SP2 link.

STATUS

This problem appears to have been corrected in Visual FoxPro version 5.0a for Windows that ships with Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Install the United States (US) version of Visual FoxPro version 5.0a (there is no Japanese localized version of Visual FoxPro 5.0a) under Japanese Windows 95.

  2. Type in some Japanese Characters in the Visual FoxPro Command window.

    NOTE: Instead of Japanese characters, unreadable characters appear. 

Keywords          : FxprgIntl vfoxwin
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0a
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbservicepack

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Last reviewed: December 17, 1997
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