Microsoft KB Archive/71108

= QBX.EXE Wrong Error If DIM Array of TYPE with Period in Name =

Article ID: 71108

Article Last Modified on 11/21/2006



This article was previously published under Q71108



SYMPTOMS
The QBX.EXE environment displays a scrambled or incorrect error message when trying to DIMension an array of user-defined TYPE with a period in the name of the array.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in Microsoft Basic Professional Development System (PDS) versions 7.00 and 7.10 for MS-DOS. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.



MORE INFORMATION
The following code demonstrates the problem: TYPE mytype a AS INTEGER END TYPE DIM myarray.x AS mytype When the code is run by pressing SHIFT+F5 in the QBX.EXE that comes with Basic PDS 7.10, a dialog box pops up and the array named myarray.x is highlighted, indicating an error there, but the displayed error message is garbage. The correct message is supposed to be &quot;Identifier cannot contain period.&quot;

In the QBX.EXE that comes with Basic PDS 7.00, the displayed error message is not garbage, but is still incorrect:

&quot;Create or edit a utility menu command&quot;

The correct message is supposed to be &quot;Identifier cannot contain period.&quot;

Additional query words: BasicCom SR# S910325-38 buglist7.00 buglist7.10

Keywords: KB71108

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