Microsoft KB Archive/130992

= PRB: GETFILE Caption Limited to 9 Characters in Windows 95 =

Article ID: 130992

Article Last Modified on 9/30/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q130992



SYMPTOMS
When you specify a title parameter that has more than nine characters in the GETFILE function, only the first nine characters are displayed.



CAUSE
This is a limitation of the Windows 95 operating system.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



MORE INFORMATION
Using FoxPro version 2.6 for Windows under Windows 95 does not exhibit the same behavior because the dialog box that appears is designed differently. However, a 32-character title limitation does exist regardless of which Windows operating system you use.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
 From Windows 95, start Visual FoxPro version 3.0.  In the Command window type the following command: ? GETFILE("DBF","This is a really long title","Open",1) The resulting title reads "This is a" 

Additional query words: VFoxWin

Keywords: KB130992

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