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SYS(2005) Returns MS-DOS Type Path in FoxPro for UNIX

ID: Q114485

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft FoxPro for UNIX, version 2.6

In FoxPro 2.6 for UNIX, the SYS(2005) function returns an MS-DOS path with UNIX's forward slashes converted to MS-DOS's backslashes. Also, UNIX directory names are converted from lowercase to uppercase MS-DOS paths.

For example, if the UNIX path is

   /usr/name

the SYS(2005) function returns

   C:\USR\NAME\FOXUSER.DBF

Additional reference words: FoxUnix 2.60 resource file KBCategory: kbprg KBSubcategory:


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