Microsoft KB Archive/116406

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ID: Q116406

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6
 * Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6
 * Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, versions 2.5b, 2.5c

SYMPTOMS
In dBASE, the DEBUG command starts the dBASE debugger.

In FoxPro, it causes the following error message:

Unrecognized command verb.

STATUS
Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
In dBASE, the command "DEBUG" (without the quotation marks) starts the dBASE debugging program.

In FoxPro, the Debug and Trace commands are listed on the Program menu.

NOTE: The SET COMPATIBLE command has no effect on the behavior of SET DEBUG.

Additional reference words: FoxMac FoxDos FoxWin 2.00 2.50 2.50a 2.50b 2.50c 2.60 errmsg err msg KBCategory: kbprg kb3rdparty kberrmsg kbprb KBSubcategory: FxinteropGeneral
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