Microsoft KB Archive/189719

= BUG: JustPath May Return an Empty String for Some Paths =

Article ID: 189719

Article Last Modified on 12/11/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q189719



SYMPTOMS
When using the JustPath function in Visual FoxPro to strip off the file name portion of a full path, an empty string may be returned when dealing with files located in the root directory of a drive.



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



Steps to Reproduce Behavior
Use the JustPath function as follows: ?JustPath("c:boot.ini") && For Windows NT 4.0 systems

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Use the JustPath function as follows: ?JustPath("c:msdos.sys") &&For Windows 95 or Windows 98 systems RESULTS: Nothing appears on the Visual FoxPro desktop.

Additional query words: kbVFp600bug kbXBase kbvfp600

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB189719

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