Microsoft KB Archive/153116

= BUG: Support Library Creates Files with Creator of FOXX =

Article ID: 153116

Article Last Modified on 12/15/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0b for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q153116



SYMPTOMS
Files created from Visual FoxPro's Support Libraries will have a creator of FOXX, rather than the library's signature FOXL or FOXS. This problem will occur with every file created from the library and with commands such as PACK that create and rename temporary files. This problem will also affect how documents are associated with their creator's icon and launching behavior via the document.



CAUSE
This is a limitation of Visual FoxPro and the Visual FoxPro support libraries. Although the libraries will operate with a custom creator, icons, and signature, they do not stamp the files created with the creator. The creator "FOXX" will be stamped on all created files, regardless of the library's creator or signature.



WORKAROUND

 * Use the FoxTools function, fxSetType, or a third-party utility, such as ResEdit or File Buddy, to restore the desired creator; -or-


 * Create an ALSM or CFM library to create files with the correct creator, or alter the creator of created files; -or-


 * For use on partitions that do not have any version of FoxPro installed, change the library's creator and signature to FOXX.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
The Visual FoxPro libraries have different signatures to facilitate their coexistence on the same volume as the development environment and to handle executables properly. Below is a table of applications and their corresponding signatures.   Application                   Signature --   -   Microsoft Visual FoxPro       FOXX VFP Support Library PPC      FOXL VFP Support Library 68K      FOXS

Steps to Reproduce Problem
Take the following PRG and build it to a PowerMac and 68K Executable. Copy the Executable and the appropriate library to a new folder.

Macintosh alerts will display the creator and type of a DBF after creation, custom stamping, and a subsequent PACK. The following example should illustrate the problem and give some code examples to implement a workaround in code: CREA TABLE Fruit ( cID C(2), cKind C(10) ) && Create a new table cID = "AP" cKind = "Apple" INSERT INTO Fruit FROM MEMVAR

cID = "OR" cKind = "Orange" INSERT INTO Fruit FROM MEMVAR

cID = "CH" cKind = "Cherry" INSERT INTO Fruit FROM MEMVAR

cTable = SYS( 2027, DBF ) && Mac Path version of the table path USE

SET LIBRARY TO HOME + "FOXTOOLS.CFM"

* ShowInfo is a simple function below to display the current *   creator and type. cFileType=SHOWINFO('Original', cTable)

* Set the Creator cFileType = cFileType && Same as before cFileCreator = 'ZZZZ' && Custom creator or FOXL/FOXS for PPC/68K =FxSetType( cTable, cFileType, cFileCreator)

cFileType=SHOWINFO('Stamped', cTable)

USE (cTable) GO TOP DELETE PACK USE

cFileType=SHOWINFO('PACKed', cTable)

* Unload the library SET LIBRARY TO

PROCEDURE showInfo LPARAMETER cMessage, cTable

* What creator does the file have STORE "" to cFileType, cFileCreator =FxFileType( cTable, @cFileType, @cFileCreator )

nIconNumber = 2      && Note icon nResourceNumber = 257 && Continue button nHorizontal = -1     && Default position nVertical = -1     && Default position cText1 = cMessage + " " + cTable + CHR(13) cText2 = "Creator = '" + cFileType + "' Type = '"  + ; cFileCreator + "'" =FxAlert( nIconNumber, nResourceNumber, nHorizontal, nVertical, ;         cText1,  cText2 )

RETURN cFileType

Additional query words: VFoxMac

Keywords: kbenv KB153116

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