Microsoft KB Archive/148562

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List of problems in Visual FoxPro 3.0 for Windows

Article ID: 148562

Article Last Modified on 4/1/2005

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• Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0 Standard Edition

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INTRODUCTION

This article lists the problems that have been identified in Microsoft Visual FoxPro version 3.0 for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

This list contains the numbers and the titles of Microsoft Knowledge Base articles that fully describe the problems that have been identified in Visual FoxPro version 3.0 for Windows. For more information about these problems, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

100445 BUG: Character field appears as date in Microsoft Graph

104477 FIX: FoxPro calculator returning incorrect percentages

108717 BUG: Resource Manager error when printing lots of fonts

114136 BUG: FoxPro math-precision problems with SET DECIMALS

114465 FIX: Error message when comparing large strings

114480 BUG: SET COMPATIBLE or Catalog Manager changes MEMOWIDTH to 80

114865 BUG: The text specified by using the HEADING clause of the REPORT FORM command is printed over the column headings in Visual FoxPro

120184 FIX: Error message with SAVE SCREEN command

124205 FIX: Browse does not repaint correctly

129229 BUG: READ DEACTIVATE runs when BROWSE called from VALID of GET

129440 BUG: Cannot escape out of ON ERROR routine

129646 BUG: Error routine not called for USE command

129905 BUG: "Hide All Windows" does not hide the Command window

129913 BUG: Browse KEY Record Pointer moves incorrectly

129922 BUG: Error occurs when stepping through BROWSE FOR UDF code

129981 BUG: Custom Form property set to () causes infinite loop

130089 FIX: You cannot select a starting page and an ending page in the Print dialog box in Visual FoxPro for Windows 3.0

130126 BUG: Wrong Windows NT and Windows 3.11 versions in System Info

130364 BUG: Scroll bars disappear when no data bound to a grid

130404 BUG: CREATE CURSOR does not accept UNIQUE as a field name

130410 BUG: ALTER TABLE command changes field type to Picture

130464 BUG: Number entry starts at center or left in a Browse

130524 BUG: COPY TO ARRAY behaves differently from dBASE

130576 BUG: MODIFY GENERAL fires the FORM DEACTIVATE clause

130602 BUG: Cannot enter a Picture property for a list box or for a combo box

130798 BUG: "File does not exist" occurs after FoxPro is maximized

130958 BUG: Five label layouts have incorrect format

131213 A grid loses its data when a list box or combo box on a form uses the Requery method in Visual FoxPro

131215 BUG: COPY STRUCTURE EXTENDED ignores long field names

131560 BUG: Creating a Header class definition in a VCX causes an error

131578 FIX: Math problem with INT function

131710 FIX: TYPE returns "" instead of "U" for OleBoundControl

131875 BUG: Form Designer window will not scroll when selecting objects

132104 FIX: Background color in text box does not use dithered colors

132480 BUG: Aliases in the View window are listed in reverse order

132534 FIX: Error changing grid s DynamicBackColor and DynamicForeColor

132863 BUG: DBGETPROP for database comments not working correctly

132864 FIX: SET CENTURY OFF turns 02/29/2000 into an invalid date

132910 FIX: Cannot move focus from a toolbar to an object on a form

132973 FIX: OLE Automation after loading Word manually gives GP fault

133003 BUG: SQL SELECT brings up dialog twice erroneously

133022 FIX: Spinner does not inherit Color properties from the .vcx definition

133033 FIX: Tracing the main program after DO *.pjx causes an exception error

133100 FIX: Timer is visible on a form after using graphics methods

133245 BUG: The One-to-Many Report Wizard does not sort in the correct order

133742 BUG: Toolbar options are positioned off the screen

134213 BUG: Init method for a cursor object has an incorrect data session

134215 Subclassing of an OleControl causes an OLE unspecified error

134242 FIX: Label text box accepts too many characters without an error message

134244 FIX: Get displays 0 when the ENTER key is used to move to the next Get

134245 FIX: Multi-Select list box does not retain the selected items

134251 BUG: Run-time changes to a grid are not saved correctly

134308 FIX: Upper format truncates right-aligned report fields and center-aligned report fields in Visual FoxPro for Windows 3.0 and in Visual FoxPro for Windows 3.0b

134315 FIX: Cannot open database and no message is displayed

134366 FIX: GENDBC Error: Command contains unrecognized phrase/keyword

134392 FIX: Shape control's mouseup incorrectly fired by form click

134393 FIX: Cannot bring a grid forward when it is beneath another grid

134394 FIX: Unhandled exception Win32S error on Visual FoxPro startup

134436 FIX: After you remove text in a grid, other data appears truncated

134437 FIX: Report Wizard Preview error if the view is given as a child table

134620 FIX: Error in converter: Variable Gendircount not found

134638 BUG: SHOW GET does not refresh the number of elements

134643 The "Alter table <tablename> add primary key" error is not trappable

134707 BUG: Unbinding a grid by using the SetAll method still displays data

134792 BUG: Pointer in a drop-down combo box is not at the beginning

134881 FIX: WAIT WINDOW AT clause puts WAIT WINDOW on Windows Desktop

134888 BUG: GDI memory not released in Windows 95 after memory error

134889 FIX: Filter is not added for Integer fields in view wizards

134890 FIX: Wizards can be hidden allowing more than one to run

134891 BUG: DEFINE POPUP PROMPT can cause Visual FoxPro to quit

134895 BUG: DragIcon can be dragged outside Visual FoxPro window

134977 FIX: Error occurs when remove object that has pending code

135040 FIX: Pack closes index file but does not update it

135111 BUG: "Feature not available" error if READ in form of formset

135286 BUG: You cannot use the keyboard to change the vertical size of an object

135328 FIX: TOP and LEFT properties do not reset to default

135329 BUG: Pressing PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN moves to new code window

135330 FIX: StatusBarText does not change with SetFocus method

135342 BUG: The Scope on Report command does not work as expected in version 2.x

135361 BUG: SEEK command fails if Collate is set to "Machine"

135384 FIX: Unbalanced parentheses in IF condition not seen by parser

135385 FIX: CANCEL after "Object in use" error closes Visual FoxPro

135399 FIX: Filer: Application error if long file name in VFP directory

135400 FIX: Unallocated handle when deleting zero value of a grid

135519 BUG: Creating 500 instances of a form class causes IC error

135562 FIX: Delete trigger fires out of order

135563 FIX: One-to-Many report that is based on two views causes errors

135566 FIX: GATHER FROM command checks lock status of table

135611 Trying to modify a label that is shared calls the Converter application in Visual FoxPro for Windows 3.0 and in Visual FoxPro for Windows 3.0b

135612 BUG: Form does not release after being changed to modal

135613 FIX: Exiting wizard-generated form causes several errors

135614 FIX: GET field default sizes on the Desktop are too small

135617 BUG: Group header information prints incorrectly

135618 BUG: View Designer does not properly display crosstab

135625 BUG: Grid Valid event fires before grid control Valid fires

135627 FIX: Logical fields unavailable in step 4 of Query Wizard

135677 FIX: Accessing the Internet via MSN causes a crash in VFP

135701 FIX: TTOC returns more than 14 characters

135702 FIX: File list for recently used projects lost

135708 BUG: Changing PageOrder in PageFrame gives incorrect PageName

135710 FIX: MaxLength property reverts to "0" in the Properties sheet

135754 BUG: ListBox does not refresh properly with SET FILTER command

135801 BUG: Print Preview toolbar may be off screen

135817 BUG: MouseDown triggered on a minimized window

135841 List box does not respect NumberOfElements

135906 FIX: Cannot restore the default Foxhead icon after you set the Icon property

135908 FIX: Hot keys do not work if TabStop is set to False

136015 FIX: Spinner name does not move with spinner in a PageFrame

136042 BUG: SET TOPIC overwritten by SET MESSAGE

136070 Incorrect examples on pages 69-75 of Developer's Guide

136071 ON ERROR not invoked when error occurs in Error event

136154 FIX: Text box does not respond to DblClick event

136277 FIX: FormCount property does not count toolbars in a form set

136278 BUG: Error when using @ SAY to play sounds from General field

136281 FIX: GridBuilder gives Data Type error after fields rearranged

136282 BUG: Spinner does not increment value as it should

136338 FIX: Windows 95 GDI leak with Show Window Contents setting

136422 FIX: Visual FoxPro hangs if focus set to TextBox in grid Column

136557 BUG: SHOW WINDOW <name> REFRESH in BROWSE VALID does not work

136558 FIX: Debug and Trace options disabled after running RI Builder

136559 BUG: Space is used instead of PasswordChar character

136560 FIX: RI fails with "Trigger failed" if dBASE Compatibility ON

136668 FIX: Inconsistent behavior of KeyPreview property

136669 BUG: Grid activation causes form to move if form title hidden

136688 FIX: Class Browser: Multiple control boxes with maximized .vcx

136759 FIX: Application error when releasing popup menu

136826 FIX: Resuming from a suspended form causes a GP fault

136852 FIX: Objects are missing the Destroy event

136904 FIX: Invalid page fault when you modify the Tastrade Orders structure

136916 FIX: Saving report may not allow user to reselect object

136946 FIX: No RightClick event for toolbars, containers, or controls

136980 FIX: Entering validation rule in Table Designer causes error

137060 FIX: FontSize=1 causes Visual FoxPro to terminate on Windows 95

137122 FIX: FOPEN does not search path specified by SET PATH

137409 FIX: Group name that has more than 30 characters causes Setup error

137411 BUG: HalfHeight forms closable even if Closable = False

137413 BUG: Report Designer creates child records in One-to-Many report in Visual FoxPro

137521 BUG: Class Browser: Error when typing a subclass in Type combo

137808 FIX: Empty error log file created with the converter

137809 FIX: Insufficient memory on a computer that has 512 MB of RAM

137947 FIX: Bitmaps black or poor quality printed in LaserJet reports

137948 FIX: Report Writer left-aligns numeric fields or variables that are added from the Controls toolbar in Visual FoxPro 3.0 and Visual FoxPro 3.0b

137949 FIX: A Microsoft Excel worksheet that contains formulas does not correctly import in Visual FoxPro for Windows 3.0

137950 BUG: Valid event does not fire in control array of text boxes

137951 FIX: Cannot change the title of the Validation Error box

138056 FIX: CurrentControl property of grid column reverts to default

138145 BUG: Different TAB and SHIFT+TAB behavior in Visual FoxPro popup

138233 FIX: Memory leak when you scroll the Database Designer in Windows 95

138376 BUG: NODEFAULT is ignored in text box KeyPress event code

138435 BUG: Changing grid View property incorrectly displays grid

138473 BUG: Code window closes design tools when it is run from a program in Visual FoxPro

138561 FIX: Combo box does not appear to drop down when clicked

138563 FIX: Form not cleared from memory when grid has the focus

138607 BUG: Cannot enter a period in a text box with scientific notation

138677 BUG: CREATE SQL VIEW scrambles the parentheses in SQL command

138734 BUG: Cancel does not work in RESTORE MACROS FROM GETFILE

138874 FIX: Visual FoxPro applications are branded with "Engineering Prototype"

138919 FIX: Form appears but none of the form's objects appear

138952 FIX: Calling AMEMBERS with an invalid parameter creates an array

138961 BUG: Only one file extension is honored in the parameter of GETFILE

139048 Update SQL works incorrectly with RAND function in WHERE clause

139091 FIX: "INDEX internal consistency error" occurs with SET KEY

139108 FIX: Visual FoxPro fails if a subclass name ends in a number

139145 FIX: Text shifts to the left and down slightly in a grid

139183 BUG: View not accurate with one-to-many grandchild relation

139188 FIX: Cannot click a list box on a PageFrame by using the mouse

139196 FIX: Clicking the scroll bar in a grid writes data to the wrong record

139215 BUG: Labels are truncated when the Printable Page option is selected

139363 FIX: Setup Wizard creates disk images that are too big

139387 FIX: "Data type is invalid for this property" error message

139549 BUG: Using RUN to shell to MS-DOS results in ICE error

139569 BUG: MDI window reverses parent/child window name in title bar

139757 FIX: Upsize Wizard falsely creates a timestamp field on SQL 6.0

139768 BUG: ON ERROR statement not executed in browse of table

139835 FIX: TTOD returns incorrect date with time of 12:00:00 AM

139865 FIX: Programmatic change in grid does not update ControlSource

139913 BUG: GotFocus and Valid events fire unexpectedly in box of grid

139953 BUG: DATETIME data type rounds fractions of a second

139959 BUG: Valid event runs two times when SetFocus is issued in LostFocus

140299 FIX: Pressing the ESC key in the Properties window causes an error

140300 FIX: SQL SELECT returns different results using the same data

140303 FIX: DBSETPROP for DataType gives incorrect results

140322 FIX: GDI resource leak in Visual FoxPro DE in Windows 95

140516 FIX: Storing array elements causes GP fault

140566 FIX: Click event of a straight line does not fire

140576 FIX: Backslash alone in menu causes "illegal operation" error

140578 FIX: Resizing field in Grid Builder causes error

140579 FIX: Incorrect results from SELECT with nested SELECTs and OR

140792 FIX: CheckBox control in grid cannot be set to Read Only

140861 FIX: Default value not evaluated properly using stored procedures

141075 FIX: FoxPro quits when it runs out of file handles

141142 FIX: Distributed application allows Setup /a

141314 FIX: Label Wizard allows fields to sort with View

141315 FIX: Changing a subclassed form's Desktop property has no effect

141316 FIX: Report is wrong when you relate tables on a currency field

141318 "Error #101 in addgraphdata(0)" in Query Designer

141354 FIX: Adding description to table's index in DBC corrupts table

141355 FIX: Copy/Paste causes GP fault in a worksheet that is created by COPY TO

141356 FIX: PageFrame refresh fails with stacked pages

141390 FIX: NOCONSOLE in REPORT FORM command causes erratic behavior

141391 FIX: GP fault if you exit Windows 95 and the Insert Object dialog box is open

141395 FIX: Problem setting focus to a ComboBox from a PageFrame

141425 FIX: Toolbar events fire differently when using the Dock method

141479 FIX: Visual FoxPro quits if you click Ignore or Suspend/Resume

141503 FIX: Cannot connect to an Excel data source in Remote View Wizard

141528 FIX: Data Designer Validation Text causes invalid page fault

141557 FIX: Cursor's ReadOnly property is carried to other data sessions

141558 FIX: WindowType that is changed at run time cannot be changed back

141628 FIX: Pageframe.Addobject to a new page disables the mouse

141631 FIX: Mouse clicks continually stack up in the event queue

141634 BUG: Setup parse error "Object ID 335" from distributed Setup

141635 FIX: ToolTipText message blank if longer than 50 characters

141639 BUG: Subclass member object properties cannot be changed

141677 FIX: Insufficient memory errors using OLE controls

141678 FIX: Changes made to a subclassed CommandGroup are not saved

141737 BUG: Invalid page fault when a form is released in an error event

141738 FIX: The REPORT FORM TO ASCII command truncates data after the 11-inch mark of a page in Visual FoxPro 3.0 and Visual FoxPro 3.0b

141739 BUG: Sendmail.scx hangs FoxPro if the mail client is not installed

141794 BUG: UNLOCK command commits changes to row-buffered records

141805 FIX: "Unknown member" error loading form

141806 FIX: Errors previewing Customer listing report in Tastraders

141835 FIX: Visual FoxPro does not save a file as expected

141910 BUG: Validate Database dialog box allows the choice of an invalid table

141956 BUG: "Z" function on @ GET does not suppress the display of zero

141957 BUG: Float fields show asterisks in a wizard-generated screen

142082 FIX: Ctl3D32.dll errors with Windows 95

142169 FIX: TABLEREVERT does not release the header lock

142194 FIX: Control class in a control is not shown in a control array

142201 FIX: Running a query from View Designer causes an error message

142214 FIX: RELEASE releases all LOCAL variables that have identical names

142313 FIX: Using RI Builder and long table names makes triggers fail

142392 FIX: The DragIcon property is ignored on an outline control OCX

142397 BUG: REPLACE with UDF may cause a "record is not locked" error

142551 FIX: No carriage return between RI code and appended code

142552 FIX: OLE error playing a .wav object

142796 FIX: Program that is generated by GENDBC cannot be run in an executable

142797 FIX: Allowing nulls on a field changes the results of SELECT-SQL

142886 FIX: "Record is in use by another" error inside of a grid

142887 FIX: SQL Select inconsistency with SET ANSI OFF and ALLTRIM

143075 FIX: Error when attempting to rename a class in the Class Browser

143247 FIX: Scrolling the Edit window causes incorrect highlighting

143248 FIX: Error: "Variable 'TITLE' is not found" when you start Tastrade

143287 FIX: Visual Class Library's registration is lost

143296 FIX: NODEFAULT in a page's Deactivate event activates the wrong tab

143306 BUG: COLOR on @...GET push button does not work as expected

143308 BUG: The TextWidth method does not return foxel units

143309 FIX: The Report Designer ignores the Constant Band Height setting

145607 BUG: Cannot customize the Form Controls toolbar

145721 FIX: Access violation error on a 16-MB Windows NT system

145846 FIX: SQLSetProp without the expression does not restore defaults

146223 FIX: Position Error: Outline control on a classed PageFrame

146640 FIX: Controls that are saved as a class from a PageFrame become invisible

147277 FIX: Using an array element as the counter in a FOR loop fails

147287 FIX: The drop-down part of a combo box is left behind when a form is moved

147306 FIX: The Read Only icon keeps the Visual FoxPro .exe from compiling

147571 FIX: MAPI: Calling the ResolveName method results in a GP fault

147572 FIX: GRID: Scrollbars are disabled when ColumnCount is specified

147574 FIX: Reprint Group Header problem with two data groupings

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