Microsoft KB Archive/136758

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ID: Q136758

2.60a MACINTOSH kbtool kbprb

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, version 2.6a

SYMPTOMS
In FoxPro for Macintosh, using #ITSEXPRESSION with a GET command does not display the picture correctly when a picture clause is used and when the value to be displayed is a character value.

STATUS
Microsoft is researching this behavior and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
1. Create a new screen.

2. In the setup code, type:

#ITSEXPRESSION ~ cPicture = "@Z 9,999.99" cValue = "123.45"

NOTE: A space should appear between the 'N' of #ITSEXPRESSION and the tilde (~), otherwise the screen appears and then immediately closes when it is run. 3. In the Screen Builder, create a get field with input of cValue and FORMAT of ~cPicture. When you run the screen, notice that value comes up  in the screen as @Z .,5. If cValue is initialized as numeric with value of 123.45 or as character with a value of "", the value is displayed correctly. Additional reference words: 2.60a FoxMac KBCategory: kbtool kbprb KBSubcategory: FxtoolSbuilder Keywords         : FxtoolSbuilder Version          : 2.60a Platform         : MACINTOSH
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