Microsoft KB Archive/107555

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ID: Q107555

2.50 2.50a WINDOWS kbprg kbfixlist kbbuglist

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5 and 2.5a

SYMPTOMS
Report variables initialized through a user-defined function (UDF) in a self-referential fashion (for example, memvar = memvar + 1) return improper values.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in FoxPro 2.5b for Windows.

Steps to Reproduce Problem
1. From the Command window or a program, execute the following code. It

will create two sample tables and indexes, populate them with data, and set up a one-to-many relationship.

***Start sample code*** CLOSE DATABASES SET SAFETY OFF CREATE TABLE parent (id_num C(3)) INSERT INTO parent (id_num) VALUES ('001')

SELECT 0 CREATE TABLE child (id_num C(3) ,chld_total N(4,2)) INDEX ON id_num TAG id_num FOR i=1 TO 5 INSERT INTO child (id_num, chld_total) VALUES ('001',i) NEXT

SELECT parent SET ORDER TO TAG id_num OF child.cdx IN child SET RELATION TO id_num INTO child ADDITIVE SET SKIP TO child SET SAFETY ON     ***End sample code*** 2. Create a report with the parent.id_num and child.chld_total fields in  the Detail band. 3. Create a data grouping based on parent.id_num. 4. Create a report variable with these properties:

Name: memvar Value to store: memvar Initial value: memvar + child.chld_total Release after report: Checked Reset: parent.id_num Calculate: Nothing 5. Create a Summary band and place a field in it based on memvar. 6. Save the report and the environment and name the report SELF_REF.FRX.

NOTE: Saving the environment doesn't affect the behavior of the report. 7. Issue the following commands in the Command window: GO TOP REPORT FORM self_ref.frx PREVIEW ENVIRONMENT Note the value in the Summary band--it is 3 when it should be 1. Additional reference words: FoxWin 2.50 2.50a buglist2.50a fixlist2.50b KBCategory: kbprg kbfixlist kbbuglist KBSubcategory: FxprgGeneral

Keywords         : FxprgGeneral kbbuglist kbfixlist Version          : 2.50 2.50a Platform         : WINDOWS Solution Type    : kbfix
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