PRB: Reindex Produces Random Characters on Screen Output

Last reviewed: April 18, 1995
Article ID: Q117749

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, version 2.6

SYMPTOMS

When a large table is reindexed in FoxPro for MS-DOS, unexpected characters will appear on the line that reports the results of the indexing.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

When a large database file that has over 4.5 million records is reindexed, the output of the first tag to the screen will be fine; for example:

   Reindexing Tag <Tag Name> of  file - <cdx path and filename>

However, all subsequent tags will produce the results similar to the following

   Reindexing Tag <Tag Name> <XXX> of  file - <cdx path and filename>

where <XXX> is any three ASCII characters.

When a smaller database (for example, one containing 1.5 million records) is used, this behavior does not occur.

Additional reference words: FoxDos 2.60 random
KBCategory: kbprg kbprb
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Last reviewed: April 18, 1995
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