FIX: MODIFY MEMO Command Ignores Code Page

ID: Q107513

2.50a | 2.50a MS-DOS | WINDOWS kbprg kbfixlist kbbuglist

The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, version 2.5a - Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, version 2.5a

SYMPTOMS

When you are using the MODIFY MEMO command, FoxPro ignores the code pages of the underlying database, causing character strings to appear in country- specific characters and accented characters to not be displayed properly.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in FoxPro 2.5a for MS-DOS and FoxPro 2.5a for Windows. This problem was corrected in FoxPro 2.5b for MS-DOS and FoxPro 2.5b for Windows.

Additional reference words: FoxWin FoxDos 2.50a buglist2.50a fixlist2.50b extended character set diacritical marks acute grave circumflex umlaut diaeresis dieresis codepage KBCategory: kbprg kbfixlist kbbuglist KBSubcategory: FxprgGeneral Solution Type : kbfix

Last Reviewed: October 14, 1997