BUG: FoxApp Allows Any Type of File to Be Entered

ID: Q114143

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, and 2.6
Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, and 2.6

SYMPTOMS

If a file other than an .SCX file is put into the Screen entry portion or into the Database entry portion of FoxApp (the FoxPro Application Generator), error messages will be displayed when you attempt to generate the application, preventing further execution of FoxApp.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. Run FOXAPP.APP.

2. For the Database name, type "\TUTORIAL\CUSTOMER.DBF" (without the

   quotation marks).

3. In the "Step 2 - Create or Modify a Screen" entry box, select From File.

4. Select the All Files check box.

6. Select \TUTORIAL\CUSTOMER.SPR (or any filename other than one with an

   .SCX extension) and choose OK.

7. Generate the application.

FOXAPP.APP correctly errors out of the performance of creating the new application. The preferred effect, however, would be to bring an error message up when the incorrect file is selected and allow the user to modify the entry.

Additional reference words: FoxDos FoxWin 2.00 2.50 2.50a 2.50b 2.60 buglist2.00 buglist2.50 buglist2.50a buglist2.50b buglist2.60 bombs fails use KBCategory: kbother kbbuglist KBSubcategory: FxtoolGeneral

Last Reviewed: June 27, 1995