Microsoft KB Archive/242998

= PRB: Beautify Application Changes the Case of Strings that Span Multiple Lines =

Article ID: 242998

Article Last Modified on 10/13/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0a
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q242998



SYMPTOMS
After running the Beautify Application, string expressions that span multiple lines are changed to either upper or lower case. This behavior occurs when the Capitalization for Symbols option in the Beautify Options dialog box is set to either "UPPERCASE" or "lowercase".



RESOLUTION
When running the Beautify Application, set the Capitalization for Symbols option in the Beautify Options dialog box to either "Match first occurrence" or "No change."



Steps to Reproduce Behavior
  Create a program file named Test.prg using the following code: multi_line_value = "This should be " + ; "Mixed Case"  From the Tools menu, select Beautify. In the Beautify Options dialog box, set the Capitalization for Symbols option to UPPERCASE. Click the Run command button in the Beautify Options dialog box. Note that after the Beautify application runs, the "Mixed Case" portion of the string is changed to "MIXED CASE." From the Tools menu, select Beautify. In the Beautify Options dialog box, set the Capitalization for Symbols option to "lowercase."</li> Click the Run command button in the Beautify Option dialog box. Note that after the Beautify application runs, the "MIXED CASE" portion of the string is changed to "mixed case."</li></ol>

Additional query words: kbDSE

Keywords: kbmisctools kbprb kbpending KB242998

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