Microsoft KB Archive/116380

= BUG: Semicolon in a Table Name Displays as Underscore =

Article ID: 116380

Article Last Modified on 11/17/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0b for Macintosh
 * Microsoft FoxPro 2.5b for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 2.5c for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q116380



SYMPTOMS
A semicolon in a table/.DBF name displays as an underscore (_) in the Browse, Edit, and View windows.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
Table names with a semicolon appear normally in other components of FoxPro, such as the File Open dialog box.

Steps to Reproduce Problem
  In the Command window, type the following: CREATE TABLE a;b (charfld C(10)) BROWSE  Note that the name in the title bar of the Browse window is "A_b." Close the Browse window. Type EDIT in the Command window. Note that the name in the title bar of the Edit window is "A_b." Close the Edit window. Type SET in the Command window to open the View window. Note that the table name under Work Area is "A_b."

Additional query words: vFoxmac FoxMac 3.00 buglist2.50b buglist2.50c semi-colon under-score underline under-line akz

Keywords: KB116380

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