DOCUMENT:Q114752  03-AUG-2000  [foxpro]
TITLE   :Commands and Functions Affected by SET COMPATIBLE
PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro
PROD/VER:MS-DOS:2.5,2.5a,2.5b,2.6; WINDOWS:2.5,2.5a,2.5b,2.6,3.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0 
 - Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6 
 - Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6 
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SUMMARY
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The commands and functions listed in this article are affected by the SET
COMPATIBLE command.

MORE INFORMATION
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Affected in FoxPro 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, and 2.6
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All file-processing commands with a drive reference (for example, SET DEFAULT TO
c:\foxprow\tutorial).

   @ ... GET with a RANGE clause
   @ ... SAY with CHR(7)
   @ ... SAY scrolling
   @ ... SAY when STATUS is ON
   ACTIVATE SCREEN
   ACTIVATE WINDOW
   APPEND MEMO
   DECLARE
   DIMENSION
   GO | GOTO with SET TALK ON
   INKEY( )
   LASTKEY( )
   LIKE( )
   MENU and POPUP commands
   PLAY MACRO
   READ with an @ ... GET VALID clause
   READ with a numeric PICTURE clause
   READ-Nested READs
   RUN | !
   SET COLOR TO
   SET FIELDS
   SET MESSAGE
   SET PRINT TO <file>
   STORE
   SUM
   TRANSFORM( ) with a numeric PICTURE clause
   SELECT( )
   SYS(2001, "COLOR")

Affected in FoxPro 2.6 Only
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   FSIZE( )
   SET("BORDER")

For a full description of how each of these commands and functions are affected,
see SET COMPATIBLE in the FoxPro "Language Reference."

Affected in Visual FoxPro 3.0
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According to the Microsoft Visual FoxPro Help, the following commands and
functions are affected by SET COMPATIBLE:

   @ ... GET with a RANGE clause
   @ ... SAY with CHR(7)
   @ ... SAY scrolling
   @ ... SAY when STATUS is ON
   ACTIVATE SCREEN
   ACTIVATE WINDOW
   APPEND MEMO
   DECLARE
   DIMENSION
   GO | GOTO with SET TALK ON
   FSIZE( )
   INKEY( )
   LASTKEY( )
   LIKE( )
   READ with an @ ... GET VALID clause
   Nested READs
   READ
   RUN | !
   SET COLOR TO
   SET BORDER
   SET FIELDS
   SET MESSAGE
   SET MEMOWIDTH
   SET PRINTER TO <file>
   STORE
   SUM
   TRANSFORM( ) with a numeric PICTURE clause
   SELECT( )
   SYS(2001, "COLOR")

Menu commands

   PLAY MACRO

REFERENCES
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FoxPro online Help file, "Compatibility" topic

Additional query words: VFoxWin FoxDos FoxWin foxhelp.dbf foxhelp.hlp db4 foxplus akz

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbFoxproSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbFoxPro250DOS kbFoxPro250aDOS kbFoxPro250bDOS kbFoxPro260DOS kbFoxPro260 kbFoxPro250 kbFoxPro250a kbFoxPro250b kbVFP300
Version           : MS-DOS:2.5,2.5a,2.5b,2.6; WINDOWS:2.5,2.5a,2.5b,2.6,3.0

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