BUG: GETFILE() Returns Incorrect Results

Last reviewed: June 27, 1995
Article ID: Q115211

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6

SYMPTOMS

If GETFILE() is used with a file that has no extension in a directory that does have an extension, incorrect results are returned.

For example:

Create a directory called TEST.DAT and create a file in that directory called MYFILE, with no extension.
In the Command window, type "?getfile()" (without the quotation marks).
In the Open dialog box, double-click MYFILE. The filename that is returned is TEST.DAT\MYFILE.DAT\MYFILE, which is incorrect.

RESOLUTION

To avoid this problem, select (highlight) the file and click the Open button, instead of double-clicking the file.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in FoxPro versions 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6 for Windows. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional reference words: FoxWin 2.50 2.50a 2.50b 2.60 buglist2.50
buglist2.50a
buglist2.50b buglist2.60
KBCategory: kbprg kbbuglist
KBSubcategory: FxprgGeneral

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Last reviewed: June 27, 1995
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