dBASE Checks Syntax Before Compile

Last reviewed: June 27, 1995
Article ID: Q119690

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, version 2.6
Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, version 2.6

SUMMARY

A program that will not compile in dBASE may compile under FoxPro. FoxPro will compile a program that has errors, but will fail at run time when the error is encountered.

MORE INFORMATION

To illustrate the difference between dBASE and FoxPro, do the following:

Create a program with the following command and compile it in dBASE. The compilation will fail with an error.
```
      SET LIBRARY TO <nonexistent filename>
```
Compile the same file in FoxPro. The error will not appear until the code is executed.

FoxPro was designed to be able to compile and run a program with compilation errors and not fail until a run-time error is generated. dBASE requires that programs compile with no errors before they can be run.

Additional reference words: FoxDos FoxWin 2.60
KBCategory: kbprg
KBSubcategory: FxprgGeneral

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Last reviewed: June 27, 1995
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