@ ... GET List Behavior Difference with Disabled Options

• Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5 and 2.5a
• Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 2.5, and 2.5a

SUMMARY

Disabled options in a GET list can be selected in FoxPro for Windows unlike in FoxPro for MS-DOS. When selected, the variable will yield the null string or 0 (this depends on how the variable was declared).

MORE INFORMATION

To see the difference in behavior, do the following procedure in FoxPro for Windows and in FoxPro for MS-DOS:

1. Run the code included below.

2. Press the DOWN ARROW until you reach the test5 option, which is disabled, and press the ESC key.

Code

   DEFINE POPUP test MARGIN RELATIVE
   ON SELECTION POPUP test WAIT WINDOW PROMPT()

   FOR cnt = 1 to 10
      DEFINE BAR cnt OF test PROMPT "test" + LTRIM(STR(cnt))
   ENDFOR

   SET SKIP OF BAR 5 OF TEST .t.

   @ 5,2 GET var DEFA 1 POPUP test
   READ

   WAIT WINDOW "The variable holds" + STR(var)