ID: Q112315
The information in this article applies to:
When you are saving a query to disk with a filename that includes an accented character (such as a letter with an umlaut), the Query Wizard will crash with the following error message:
------------------------FoxPro Error--------------------------------
Line Number: 261
Program: EMIT
Error: File does not exist.
Source: = ....
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in FoxPro version 2.6 for MS- DOS and FoxPro version 2.6 for Windows. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
1. From the File menu, choose Catalog Manager.
2. Select the Query tab.
3. Choose the New button.
4. Select the Query Wizard.
5. Select SQL Query Wizard and choose the Next button.
6. Select Add then choose the Next button.
7. Select Add then choose the Next button.
8. Choose the Finish button.
9. The next screen will have the Save Query For Later Use option button
selected.
11. When prompted for the filename, type "TEST" (without the quotation
marks), press ALT+0255 on the numeric keypad (which creates a "y" with
an umlaut).
You will see the error message.
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Last Reviewed: June 27, 1995