Microsoft KB Archive/98369

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ID: Q98369

2.50 | 2.50 MS-DOS | WINDOWS kbprg kbfixlist kbbuglist

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, version 2.5
 * Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, version 2.5

SYMPTOMS
The SET TOPIC TO command does not work correctly if the topic contains two words.

RESOLUTION
The following command can be used to work around this problem in FoxPro 2.5 for MS-DOS:

SET TOPIC TO TOPIC = &quot;create view&quot; & Replace the text in quotes with & whatever topic you wanted.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in FoxPro 2.5 for MS-DOS and FoxPro 2.5 for Windows. This problem was corrected in FoxPro 2.5a for MS-DOS and FoxPro 2.5a for Windows.

Steps to Reproduce Problem
In FoxPro 2.5 for MS-DOS, type the following commands in the Command window:

SET TOPIC TO &quot;create view&quot; HELP           && Help does not go to the topic &quot;create view&quot; In FoxPro 2.5 for Windows, type the following commands in the Command window: SET HELP TO C:\FOXPROW\FOXHELP.DBF SET TOPIC TO &quot;create view&quot; HELP           && Help does not go to the topic &quot;create view&quot;