PRB: Catalog Manager and Wizards Not Available on System Menu

ID: Q114719

2.60    | 2.60

WINDOWS | MS-DOS kbother kbtshoot kbprb

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, version 2.6
Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, version 2.6

SYMPTOMS

The Catalog Manager and Wizards commands are not available on the FoxPro system menu.

NOTE: The Catalog Manager command is usually located on the File menu. The Wizards command is usually located on the Run menu.

CAUSE

This situation occurs when the configuration file contains the following line

   _STARTUP = <program_name>

where <program_name> is a program or application designated to start whenever you open FoxPro.

WORKAROUND

To restore the Catalog Manager and Wizards commands to the menu, use one of the following methods:

Remove the _STARTUP = <program_name> line from the configuration file and then restart FoxPro.
-or-
Run FOXSTART.APP, which is located in the main FoxPro directory.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

When FoxPro starts, the FOXSTART.APP application runs by default unless another application or program is specified by the _STARTUP variable. FOXSTART.APP adds the Catalog Manager command to the File menu and adds the Run menu, which contains the Wizards command, to the main FoxPro system menu bar.

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. Add the following line to your configuration file (usually CONFIG.FPW in

   FoxPro for Windows and CONFIG.FP in FoxPro for MS-DOS):

      _STARTUP = test

2. Start FoxPro.

   Note that the Run menu is not available.

3. Choose the File menu.

   Note that Catalog Manager is not available.

Additional reference words: FoxDos FoxWin 2.60 catman tshoot KBCategory: kbother kbtshoot kbprb KBSubcategory: FxtoolCatman

Keywords          : FxtoolCatman 
Version           : 2.60    | 2.60
Platform          : MS-DOS WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: May 1, 1996