Microsoft KB Archive/129844

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ID: Q129844

2.60a MACINTOSH kbprg kbfixlist kbbuglist

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, version 2.6a

SYMPTOMS
INKEY waits indefinitely for a keystroke with  set to a value that is greater than zero (0). This occurs only if a User Defined Window and a Text Editing Window are active before the INKEY command.

NOTE: This behavior does not occur in FoxPro for Windows or MS-DOS.

RESOLUTION
If you want INKEY to wait for a keystroke for a specified period of time and you also want to activate a User Defined Window before the INKEY command, then before doing so, make sure that you do not have an active Text Editing Window.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Visual FoxPro 3.0b for Macintosh.

Steps to Reproduce Problem
1. Create a Program called INKYTST.PRG that contains the following code:

DEFINE WINDOW tstwin from 2,2 to 10,40 float grow &&User Defined Window ACTIVATE WINDOW tstwin =INKEY(3)       &&Wait 3 seconds for a keystroke DEACTIVATE WINDOW tstwin 2. After entering the commands, leave the Text Editing Window for INKYTST.PRG open, and run the program. 3. Notice that the program does not terminate after three seconds as  specified by the number assigned to the  clause. It will wait indefinitely for a keystroke. Additional reference words: fixlist3.00b VFoxMac FoxMac 2.60a buglist2.60a KBCategory: kbprg kbfixlist kbbuglist KBSubcategory: FxprgGeneral Keywords         : FxprgGeneral kbbuglist kbfixlist Version          : 2.60a Platform         : MACINTOSH Solution Type    : kbfix
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