FIX: Project Asks to Locate BMP/PCT When Rebuilding

WINDOWS   | MACINTOSH

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5x, 2.6
• Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, versions 2.5b, 2.5c

SYMPTOMS

When a project containing an @ ... GET ... OPEN WINDOW ... MESSAGE command is built, the following message is displayed in a dialog box:

• FoxPro for Windows:

        Unable to find File <message_text>.bmp
  

  -or-

• FoxPro for Macintosh:

        Unable to find File <message_text>.PCT
  

• FoxPro for Windows:

        Program <filename> has the following errors:
            File <message_text>.BMP - Undefined
  
     -or-
  
  

• FoxPro for Macintosh:

        Program <filename> has the following errors:
            File <message_text>.PCT - Undefined
  
  

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in FoxPro 2.6a for Windows and FoxPro 2.6a for Macintosh.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. In the Command window, type "MODIFY PROJECT testproj" (without the quotation marks).

2. In the Project window, choose Add, and then choose New. Save the new program file as MAIN.PRG.

3. Type the following in the edit window:

         CLOSE ALL
         CLEAR ALL
         CREATE TABLE sample (notes M)
         INSERT INTO sample (notes) VALUES ('memo text')
   

         DEFINE WINDOW notewind FROM 4, 1 to 10, 30
         @ 1, 1 GET notes OPEN WINDOW notewind MESSAGE 'Text'
         READ
   

4. Close the edit window, saving the changes.

5. In the Project window, choose Build. Select the Rebuild Project radio button, and the Display Errors and Rebuild All check boxes. Choose OK. When prompted to save changes, choose Yes.

6. A dialog box displays the message "Unable to find File text.bmp" in FoxPro for Windows, or "Unable to find File TEXT.PCT" in FoxPro for Macintosh. Choose Ignore.