Microsoft KB Archive/130600

= PRB: dBASE Functions Give "File Does not exist" Error =

Article ID: 130600

Article Last Modified on 2/11/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q130600



SYMPTOMS
Issuing the following valid dBASE IV functions in Visual FoxPro causes the error "File does not exist" instead of the error message "Function not implemented": CALL CATALOG CERROR DGEN ISMARKED LKSYS RUN NOTE: dBASE IV is manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.



CAUSE
These functions are not valid Visual FoxPro functions.



WORKAROUND
There are no equivalent Visual FoxPro commands for CATALOG, CERROR, ISMARKED, LKSYS, and DGEN.

Use the Visual FoxPro RUN command in place of the dBASE RUN function and the Visual FoxPro CALL command in place of the dBASE CALL function.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
Issue any of the functions listed above in the Command window. For example: ? ISMARKED If this was a supported function, FoxPro would give a different error.

NOTE: ? CATALOG will open the Catalog Manager in FoxPro version 2.6. Visual FoxPro does not support the Catalog Manager.

Additional query words: VFoxWin

Keywords: kb3rdparty KB130600

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