Microsoft KB Archive/246660

= PRB: Certain Commands & Functions Removed from Visual FoxPro ODBC Driver =

Article ID: 246660

Article Last Modified on 5/1/2001

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Open Database Connectivity Driver for Visual FoxPro 5.0

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This article was previously published under Q246660



SYMPTOMS
Some Visual FoxPro commands and functions are no longer available in the Visual FoxPro ODBC driver version 6.0.8428 that ships with MDAC version 2.10.



CAUSE
Microsoft has become aware of a potential security issue involving earlier versions of the Microsoft Visual FoxPro ODBC driver. Earlier Visual FoxPro ODBC drivers allowed the execution of certain commands and functions that, if used maliciously, could remove or damage files. Therefore, the driver no longer supports these commands or functions.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



MORE INFORMATION
The Visual FoxPro ODBC driver no longer supports the following commands:

COPY MEMO

DELETE FILE

COPY TO

The Visual FoxPro ODBC driver no longer supports the following functions:

FCREATE

FWRITE

FCHSIZE

FPUTS

STRTOFILE

FCLOSE

FOPEN

FREAD

FSEEK

FEOF

FFLUSH

FGETS

