BUG: Memo Field Display Problems in the Debugger Watch Window

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0a

SYMPTOMS

When looking at a memo field in the Debugger Watch window, extra characters that are not a part of the memo field are displayed to the right of the Field's value.

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 Behavior

1. Create a table as following:

         CREATE TABLE test1 ( fld1 M )
   

2. Add a record to the table as following:

         INSERT INTO test1 VALUES ( 'This is a test' )
   

3. Open the Debugger window.

4. In the Watch window enter "Test1.Fld1", without the quotes, to check the value.

5. Look to the right of the "This is a Text" string where you see that there are some characters that are not a part of the Memo field.