BUG: Beautify Removes Certain Characters

• Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, version 2.6a
• Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh and PowerPC, version 2.6a

SYMPTOMS

A lowercase v followed by a space is removed from program code when it appears at the beginning of a line if you choose Beautify from the Program menu. Beautify also removes a less than sign (<) if it appears at the beginning of a line of code.

These are the only two characters that the BEAUTIFY.APP is known to have problems with.

RESOLUTION

Make sure there is no space following the letter v, and don't begin a line of code with the less than character (<).

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

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. In a new program file, type in the following two lines of code:

      v = "Hello"     && Make sure there is a space after the "v"
      <=3
   
   

2. From the Program menu, choose the Beautify command. Then choose the Beautify button to beautify the program based on the default settings.

3. Note that the "v" and the less than sign (<) are both removed.