Microsoft KB Archive/136042

= BUG: SET TOPIC Overwritten by SET MESSAGE =

Article ID: 136042

Article Last Modified on 5/7/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0b Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0a

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This article was previously published under Q136042



SYMPTOMS
If the length of the string assigned to x with the x=replicate("X",105) command is less than or equal to 88, then ?set('topic') returns a blank. Note that set('topic') returns values only when the length of the string assigned to x is longer than 88 characters in an incremental fashion. For example, if you use x=replicate("X",89), set('topic') returns 1(one) x. If you use x=replicate("X",98), set('topic') returns 10 x. So, the value returned by set('topic')=(LEN(x)-88).



WORKAROUND
Do not use messages greater than 88 characters.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.



Steps to Reproduce Problem
Run this code: set topic to ?set('topic') && clear the topic x=replicate("X",105) set message to (x) ?set('topic')

Keywords: kbbug KB136042

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