DOCUMENT:Q164251 24-MAR-2000 [foxpro] TITLE :FIX: Blank Field Type Causes Error in Table Wizard PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro PROD/VER:MACINTOSH:3.0b; WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbHWMAC kbvfpkbbuglist ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Macintosh, version 3.0b - Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== Selecting a blank field type in step 2 of the Table Wizard causes the following error message: Error # 10 in processoutput(0): Syntax error. In order to get a blank field type, you must scroll to the bottom of the Type list box and choose the blank entry at the bottom of the list. The Table Wizard in Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0 does not have a blank entry in the Type list box. Therefore, this error does not occur. STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug has been fixed in Visual FoxPro 5.0. MORE INFORMATION ================ Steps to Reproduce Behavior --------------------------- 1. Start the Table Wizard. 2. Select several fields from the Accounts table and click Next. 3. In "Step 2-Field Settings," click the Type list box, scroll to the end of the list, and select the blank field type. 4. Click Finish and save the table. While saving the table, the error occurs. Additional query words: kbvfp500fix ====================================================================== Keywords : kbHWMAC kbvfp kbbuglist Technology : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300bMac kbVFP300 kbVFP300b Version : MACINTOSH:3.0b; WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbfix ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2000.