PRB: "Syntax Error" When Using the GETDIR() Function

Last reviewed: April 30, 1996
Article ID: Q129228

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

Calling the GETDIR() function returns a "Syntax Error" in Visual FoxPro version 3.0. It did not return any error in FoxPro for versions 2.x for Windows.

CAUSE

Three parameters are used when the GETDIR() function is called. For example, if the following command is issued, the "Syntax Error" message is displayed:

  cnewdir=GETDIR("","Save to:","Save")

Although this syntax was incorrect in previous versions of FoxPro, an error message was not returned. The GETDIR() function accepts only two parameters.

WORKAROUND

Correct the command to use only two parameters:

   cnewdir=GETDIR("","Save to:")

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

Additional reference words: 3.00 VFoxWin
KBCategory: kbprg kbprb
KBSubcategory: FxprgGeneral

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Last reviewed: April 30, 1996
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