Microsoft KB Archive/296676

= FIX: Unreadable Characters Displayed in Reindexing Information =

Article ID: 296676

Article Last Modified on 11/17/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q296676



SYMPTOMS
The STATUS BAR is off and SET TALK is on. You issue a REINDEX command against a large table with seven or more index tags. The REINDEX command echoes information to the desktop. This information may contain unreadable characters.



STATUS
This problem was corrected in Visual FoxPro version 7.0.



MORE INFORMATION
The unreadable characters do not always appear in the reindexing information. This behavior depends on numerous variables. For example, depending on the record size, the table may need more than 175,000 records. The index must contain at least seven or more index tags. The amount of RAM on the computer and the speed of the processor also affect whether the unreadable characters appear or not.   In the Command window, issue the following commands: SET STATUS BAR OFF SET TALK ON                    Open a large table that has seven or more index tags.  In the Command window, issue the following command: REINDEX Note that the information that appears on the FoxPro desktop may contain various unreadable characters. 

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbdatabase kbvfp700fix KB296676

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