Microsoft KB Archive/176785

= PRB: SET MARK TO Does Not Work with "#" and "A" =

Article ID: 176785

Article Last Modified on 12/11/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0a
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q176785



SYMPTOMS
When you use characters like "#", "a", and "A" as date delimiters to enter a date value in Visual FoxPro 5.x, the delimiter shifts to the right creating an invalid entry.



RESOLUTION
Use characters other than "#", "a", and "A" as date delimiters.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



MORE INFORMATION
This problem does not occur in Visual FoxPro version 3.x.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
  Create and run a program (.prg) file with the following code: SET MARK TO "#" ldDate = {} @1,1 GET ldDate READ  Run the program. Type in the date.

NOTE: The "#" character shifts one space to the right with every character that you enter. This eventually results in an invalid date entry.

Keywords: kbprb KB176785

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