Microsoft KB Archive/121439

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ID: Q121439

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, version 2.6
 * Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, version 2.6

SUMMARY
The FoxPro version 2.6 online Help file states incorrectly that the DISPLAY command supports the FIELDS LIKE and FIELDS EXCEPT clauses. In fact, the DISPLAY command does not support these clauses.

MORE INFORMATION
 (skeleton) indicates that the command supports wildcard characters.

Issuing either of the following two example commands

DISPLAY FIELDS LIKE A*

-or-

DISPLAY FIELDS EXCEPT A* causes the following error message: Unrecognized phrase/keyword in command. Please note that this documentation error was corrected in the online Help files for FoxPro version 2.6a for Windows and FoxPro version 2.6a for MS-DOS. Additional reference words: FoxDos FoxWin 2.60 2.60a wild cards docerr ermsg err msg on-line foxhelp.dbf foxhelp.hlp KBCategory: kbprg kbdocerr kberrmsg KBSubcategory: FxprgGeneral
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