BUG: Tab Order Incorrect in 'Program, generate' Screen

ID: Q122338

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5x, 2.6, 2.6a

SYMPTOMS

In FoxPro for Windows, a problem occurs when you edit a screen and then choose 'Program, Generate' and select the 'More' option. When you tab through the options found in the 'Generated Code Options' box, FoxPro skips over the 'Border for Gets' and 'Windows Objects Only' check boxes.

CAUSE

FoxPro sets the tab order for the check boxes incorrectly.

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. Type in the following, and press the ENTER key:

   MODIFY SCREEN TEST

2. Choose 'Program, Generate' and answer 'Yes' to the two questions

   asked by the generator.

3. In the 'Generate Screen' dialog box, choose the More button. Then press

   the TAB key to tab down into the 'Generated Code Options' section of the
   screen.

4. Press the TAB key to tab down through the checkbox options to the 'Modal

   Screens' checkbox. At this point, the mouse pointer (cursor) jumps to
   the first option in the second column. Continue to tab down through the
   fields to the 'Execute Multiple Reads' check box. At this point, the
   pointer (cursor) jumps over the last check box option to the 'Associated
   Windows' button. Press the TAB key again. This takes you to the 'Windows
   Objects Only' checkbox. Press the TAB key again. This takes you to the
   'Border for Gets' check box.

Additional reference words: 2.50 2.50a 2.50b 2.60 2.60a buglist2.50 buglist2.50a buglist2.50b buglist2.60 buglist2.60a windows objects SBuilder FoxWin KBCategory: kbtool kbbuglist KBSubcategory: FxtoolGeneral

Last Reviewed: June 27, 1995