BUG: SKIP FOR Does Not Disable Menu Pad

• Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, versions 2.5x, 2.6a
• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Macintosh, version 3.0b

SYMPTOMS

The SKIP FOR option in the Menu Builder will not disable a menu bar pad when the condition evaluates to TRUE. This behavior is the same for the command SET SKIP OF PAD <pad name> OF _msysmenu.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. Create a quick menu.

2. Open the File Prompt Options and add a SKIP FOR x expression.

3. Generate the menu.

4. In the Command window, type the following commands:

   x = .f. DO quickmenu.mpr

5. The File menu is enabled and works as expected.

6. In the Command window, type "x = .t." (without the quotation marks).

7. The File menu is disabled but isn't dimmed (gray).