BUG: Nested Constant Not Evaluated Correctly

• Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, version 2.6a

SYMPTOMS

Nesting a reference to a constant within a program can cause a "Variable <variablename> not found" error.

RESOLUTION

There are two possible resolutions to this error:

1. Use parentheses () instead of square brackets [] to specify the array element. For example, change the line:

         table[rows[DNINDEX], 3]
   

   to:

         table(rows(DNINDEX), 3)
   

2. Use a variable instead of a constant when square brackets are required. For example, change:

         #DEFINE DNINDEX 2
   

   to:

         DNINDEX = 2
   

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

1. Create a program containing the following lines of code:

   #DEFINE DNINDEX 2 DIMENSION table[2, 3] DIMENSION rows[2]

   rows[1] = 1 rows[2] = DNINDEX

   table[rows[dnIndex], 3] = "abc"

2. Run the program. The error will occur.