Microsoft KB Archive/100995

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ID: Q100995

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 1.02, 2.0, 2.5, and 2.5a
 * Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5 and 2.5a
 * Microsoft FoxBASE+ for the Macintosh, versions 2.0 and 2.01

SUMMARY
When you try to use the ALT key with the SET FUNCTION command, the following error messages will appear:

FoxBASE+/Mac 2.0 and 2.01 and FoxPro 1.02 for MS-DOS

Variable not found!

FoxPro 2.0, 2.5 and 2.5a for MS-DOS, and FoxPro 2.5 and 2.5a for Windows

Variable ALT not found! The above error messages occur when any invalid key label expression is used. Below is a list of valid key label expressions.

MORE INFORMATION
The following key label expressions can be used with the SET FUNCTION command:

FoxBASE+/Mac 2.0 and 2.01 -

2 to 10                2, 3 ...

Example: SET FUNCTION 2 to 'TEST'

FoxPro 1.02, 2.0, 2.5, and 2.5a ---

1 to 12                1, 2 ...      F1 to F12               F1, F2 ...      CTRL+F1 to CTRL+F12     CTRL+F1, CTRL+F2 ...      SHIFT+F1 to SHIFT+F12   SHIFT+F1, SHIFT+F2 ...

Example: SET FUNCTION CTRL+F1 to 'TEST' To reproduce the problem, type the following in the Command window and press ENTER: SET FUNCTION ALT TO 'TEST' Additional reference words: FoxDos FoxWin 2.00 2.50 2.50a 2.x SET FUNCTION errmsg err msg KBCategory: kbprg kberrmsg KBSubcategory: FxprgGeneral
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