INFO: List of Problems in Visual FoxPro 3.0 for Windows

Last reviewed: May 27, 1997
Article ID: Q148562
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0

SUMMARY

Below is a list of the problems identified in Microsoft Visual FoxPro version 3.0 for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

This list contains the numbers and titles of Microsoft Knowledge Base articles that fully describe the problems identified in FoxPro version 3.0 for Windows:

Knowledge Base Articles

ITEM ID ARTICLE TITLE

 Q100445 BUG: Character Field Appears as Date in Microsoft Graph
 Q104477 FIX: FoxPro Calculator Returning Incorrect Percentages
 Q108717 BUG: Resource Manager Error When Printing Lots of Fonts
 Q114136 BUG: FoxPro Math-Precision Problems with SET DECIMALS
 Q114465 FIX: Error Message When Comparing Large Strings

 Q114467 BUG: Error When Not Enough Free Space for New Table & Index
 Q114480 BUG: SET COMPATIBLE or Catalog Manager Changes MEMOWIDTH to 80
 Q114865 BUG: HEADING Clause on the REPORT FORM Does Not Align Properly
 Q120184 FIX: Error Message with SAVE SCREEN Command
 Q124205 FIX: Browse Does Not Repaint Correctly

 Q125615 BUG: Push Button Require Two Mouse Clicks Instead of One
 Q129229 BUG: READ DEACTIVATE Runs When BROWSE Called From VALID of GET
 Q129440 BUG: Cannot Escape Out of ON ERROR Routine
 Q129646 BUG: Error Routine Not Called for USE Command
 Q129905 BUG: "Hide All Windows" Does Not Hide the Command Window

 Q129913 BUG: Browse Key Record Pointer Moves Incorrectly
 Q129922 BUG: Error Occurs When Stepping through BROWSE FOR UDF() Code
 Q129981 BUG: Custom Form Property Set to () Causes Infinite Loop
 Q130089 FIX: Can't Select Beginning and End Pages in Print Dialog
 Q130126 BUG: Wrong Windows NT & Windows 3.11 versions in System Info

 Q130364 BUG: Scroll Bars Disappear When No Data Bound to a Grid
 Q130404 BUG: CREATE CURSOR Does Not Accept UNIQUE as a Field Name
 Q130410 BUG: ALTER TABLE Command Changes Field Type to Picture
 Q130464 BUG: Number Entry Starts at Center or Left in a Browse
 Q130524 BUG: COPY TO ARRAY Behaves Differently from dBASE

 Q130576 BUG: MODIFY GENERAL Fires the FORM DEACTIVATE Clause
 Q130602 BUG: Can't Enter Picture Property for List Box or Combo Box
 Q130798 BUG: "File Does Not Exist" Occurs After FoxPro Is Maximized
 Q130958 BUG: Five Label Layouts Have Incorrect Format
 Q131213 BUG: Grid Behavior Isn't Consistent w/ that of List/Combo Box

 Q131215 BUG: COPY STRUCTURE EXTENDED Ignores Long Field Names
 Q131560 BUG: Creating a Header Class Definition in a VCX Causes Error
 Q131578 BUG: Math Problem with INT() Function
 Q131710 BUG: TYPE() Returns "" Instead of "U" For OleBoundControl
 Q131875 BUG: Form Designer Window Won't Scroll When Selecting Objects

 Q132104 BUG: Background Color in Text Box Does Not Use Dithered Colors
 Q132480 BUG: Aliases in View Window Are Listed in Reverse Order
 Q132534 BUG: Error Changing Grid s DynamicBackColor & DynamicForeColor
 Q132863 BUG: DBGETPROP() for Database Comments Not Working Correctly
 Q132864 FIX: SET CENTURY OFF Turns 02/29/2000 into Invalid Date

 Q132910 BUG: Can't Move Focus from a Toolbar to an Object on a Form
 Q132973 FIX: OLE Automation After Loading Word Manually Gives GP Fault
 Q133003 BUG: SQL SELECT Brings Up Dialog Twice Erroneously
 Q133022 FIX: Spinner Doesn't Inherit Color Props from .vcx Definition
 Q133033 BUG: Tracing Main Program After DO *.PJX Causes Exception Err.

 Q133100 BUG: Timer is Visible on a Form After Using Graphics Methods
 Q133245 BUG: One-to-Many Report Wizard Doesn't Sort in Correct Order
 Q133742 BUG: Toolbar Options Positioned Off the Screen
 Q134213 BUG: Init Method for Cursor Object has Incorrect Data Session
 Q134215 BUG: OLE SUBCLASS: Subclassing of OleControl/OLE Unspecified

 Q134242 FIX: Label Text Box Accepts Too Many Characters Without Error
 Q134244 FIX: Get Displays 0 When ENTER Key Used to Move to Next Get
 Q134245 BUG: Multi-Select List Box Does Not Retain Selected Items
 Q134251 BUG: Runtime Changes to the Grid Not Saved Correctly
 Q134308 BUG: Upper Format Truncates Right/Center-Alligned Report Field

 Q134315 BUG: Cannot Open Database and No Message Is Displayed
 Q134366 FIX:GENDBC Error: Command contains unrecognized phrase/keyword
 Q134392 BUG: Shape Control's Mouseup Incorrectly Fired by Form Click
 Q134393 BUG: Can't Bring a Grid Forward When It's Beneath Another Grid
 Q134394 BUG:Win32S Error: Unhandled Exception on Visual FoxPro Startup

 Q134436 BUG: After Removing Text in Grid Other Data Appears Truncated
 Q134437 BUG: Report Wizard Preview Error If View Given as Child Table
 Q134620 FIX: Error in Converter: Variable Gendircount Not Found
 Q134638 BUG: SHOW GET Does Not Refresh Number of Elements
 Q134643 BUG: Alter Table Add Primary Key Error Not Trappable

 Q134707 BUG: Unbinding Grid with SetAll Method Still Displays Data
 Q134792 BUG: Pointer in Drop-Down Combo Box Not at the Beginning
 Q134881 BUG: WAIT WINDOW AT Clause Puts WAIT WINDOW on Windows Desktop
 Q134888 BUG: GDI Memory Not Released in Windows 95 After Memory Error
 Q134889 FIX: Filter Is Not Added for Integer Fields in View Wizards

 Q134890 BUG: Wizards Can Be Hidden Allowing More Than One to Run
 Q134891 BUG: DEFINE POPUP PROMPT Can Cause Visual FoxPro to Quit
 Q134895 BUG: DragIcon Can Be Dragged Outside Visual FoxPro Window
 Q134977 FIX: Error Occurs When Remove Object That Has Pending Code
 Q135040 BUG: Pack Closes Index File but Does Not Update It

 Q135111 BUG: "Feature Not Available" Error If READ in Form of Formset
 Q135286 BUG: Can't Use Keyboard to Change Vertical Size of Object
 Q135328 BUG: TOP and LEFT Properties Do not Reset to Default
 Q135329 BUG: Pressing PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN Moves to New Code Window
 Q135330 BUG: StatusBarText Does Not Change with SetFocus Method

 Q135342 BUG: Scope on Report Command Doesn't Work as It Did in ver 2.x
 Q135361 BUG: SEEK Command Fails If Collate Is Set to "Machine"
 Q135384 BUG: Unbalanced Parentheses in IF Condition Not Seen by Parser
 Q135385 FIX: CANCEL After "Object in Use" Error Closes Visual FoxPro
 Q135399 BUG: Filer:Application Error If Long Filename in VFP Directory

 Q135400 FIX: Unallocated Handle When Deleting Zero Value of a Grid
 Q135519 BUG: Creating 500 Instances of a Form Class Causes IC Error
 Q135562 FIX: Delete Trigger Fires Out of Order
 Q135563 BUG: One-to-Many Report Based on Two Views Causes Errors
 Q135566 BUG: GATHER FROM Command Checks Lock Status of Table

 Q135611 BUG: Try to Modify Label Previewed by Another, Calls Converter
 Q135612 BUG: Form Does Not Release After Being Changed to Modal
 Q135613 FIX: Exiting Wizard-Generated Form Causes Several Errors
 Q135614 FIX: GET Field Default Sizes on the Desktop Are Too Small
 Q135617 BUG: Group Header Information Prints Incorrectly

 Q135618 BUG: View Designer Doesn't Properly Display Crosstab
 Q135625 BUG: Grid Valid Event Fires Before Grid Control Valid Fires
 Q135627 FIX: Logical Fields Unavailable in Step 4 of Query Wizard
 Q135677 FIX: Accessing the Internet via MSN causes a crash in VFP
 Q135701 FIX: TTOC(<DATE>,1) Returns String Larger Than 14 Characters

 Q135702 FIX: File List for Recently Used Projects Lost
 Q135708 BUG: Changing PageOrder in PageFrame Gives Incorrect PageName
 Q135710 FIX: MaxLength Property Reverts to "0" in the Properties Sheet
 Q135754 BUG: ListBox Does Not Refresh Properly with SET FILTER Command
 Q135801 BUG: Print Preview Toolbar Off Screen with VGA

 Q135817 BUG: Mouse Down Triggered on a Minimized Window
 Q135841 BUG: List Box Does Not Respect NumberOfElements
 Q135906 BUG: Can't Restore Default Foxhead Icon After Set Icon Prop
 Q135908 BUG: Hot Keys Do Not Work If TabStop Is Set to False

 Q136015 FIX: Spinner Name Doesn't Move with Spinner in a PageFrame
 Q136042 BUG: SET TOPIC Overwritten by SET MESSAGE
 Q136070 BUG: Examples on Pages 69-75 of Developer's Guide Don't Work
 Q136071 BUG: ON ERROR Not Invoked When Error Occurs in Error Event
 Q136154 BUG: Text Box Does Not Respond to DblClick Event

 Q136277 BUG: FormCount Property Does Not Count Toolbars in a Form Set
 Q136278 BUG: Error When Using @ SAY to Play Sounds from General Field
 Q136281 BUG: GridBuilder Gives Data Type Error After Fields Rearranged
 Q136282 BUG: Spinner Does Not Increment Value as It Should
 Q136338 FIX: Windows 95 GDI Leak with Show Window Contents Setting

 Q136422 FIX:Visual FoxPro Hangs If Focus Set to TextBox in Grid Column
 Q136557 BUG: SHOW WINDOW <name> REFRESH in BROWSE VALID Does Not Work
 Q136558 FIX: Debug and Trace Options Disabled After Running RI Builder
 Q136559 BUG: Space is Used Instead of PasswordChar Character
 Q136560 FIX: RI Fails with 'Trigger Failed' if dBASE Compatibility ON

 Q136668 BUG: Inconsistent Behavior of KeyPreview Property
 Q136669 BUG: Grid Activation Causes Form to Move If Form Title Hidden
 Q136688 BUG: Class Browser: Multiple Control Boxes with Maximized .VCX
 Q136759 BUG: Application Error When Releasing Popup Menu
 Q136826 BUG: Resuming from a Suspended Form Causes a GP Fault

 Q136852 BUG: Objects Are Missing the Destroy Event
 Q136904 FIX: Invalid Page Fault When Modify Tastrade Orders Structure
 Q136916 BUG: Saving Report May Not Allow User to Reselect Object
 Q136946 BUG: No RightClick Event For ToolBars, Containers, or Controls
 Q136980 FIX: Entering Validation Rule in Table Designer Causes Error

 Q137060 FIX: FontSize=1 Causes Visual FoxPro to Terminate w/Windows 95
 Q137122 BUG: FOPEN() Does Not Search Path Specified by SET PATH
 Q137409 FIX: Group Name w/ More Than 30 Characters Causes Setup Error
 Q137411 BUG: HalfHeight Forms Closable Even If Closable = False
 Q137413 BUG: Report Writer Creates Child Records in One-to-Many Report

 Q137521 BUG: Class Browser: Error When Typing a Subclass in Type Combo
 Q137808 BUG: Empty Error Log File Created with the Converter
 Q137809 FIX: Insufficient Memory on a Computer That Has 512 Meg of RAM
 Q137947 BUG: Bitmaps Black or Poor Quality Printed in LaserJet Reports
 Q137948 BUG: Report Writer Left-Aligns Numeric Fields Added w/ Toolbar

 Q137949 FIX: Microsoft Excel Worksheets w/ Formulas Import Incorrectly
 Q137950 BUG: Valid Event Doesn't Fire in Control Array of Text Boxes
 Q137951 FIX: Can't Change the Title of the Validation Error Box
 Q138056 BUG: CurrentControl Property of Grid Column Reverts to Default
 Q138145 BUG: Different TAB & SHIFT+TAB Behavior in Visual FoxPro Popup

 Q138233 FIX: Memory Leak When Scroll Database Designer in Windows 95
 Q138376 BUG: NODEFAULT Is Ignored in Text Box KeyPress Event Code
 Q138435 BUG: Changing Grid View Property Incorrectly Displays Grid
 Q138473 BUG: Code Window Closes Design Tools When Run from a Program
 Q138561 FIX: Combo Box Does Not Appear to Drop Down When Clicked

 Q138563 FIX: Form Not Cleared from Memory When Grid Has the Focus
 Q138607 BUG: Can't Enter Period in a Text Box with Scientific Notation
 Q138677 BUG: CREATE SQL VIEW Scrambles the Parentheses in SQL Command
 Q138734 BUG: Cancel Doesn't Work in RESTORE MACROS FROM GETFILE()

 Q138874 FIX: Visual FoxPro Apps Branded w/ "Engineering Prototype"
 Q138919 FIX: Form Appears But None of the Form's Objects Show Up
 Q138952 BUG: Calling AMEMBERS() w/ Invalid Parameter Creates an Array
 Q138961 BUG: Only One File Extension Honored in Parameter of GETFILE()
 Q139048 BUG: Update SQL Works Incorrectly with RAND() in WHERE Clause

 Q139091 FIX: "INDEX Internal Consistency Error" Occurs with SET KEY
 Q139108 BUG: Visual FoxPro Fails If Subclass Name Ends in a Number
 Q139145 BUG: Text Shifts to the Left and Down Slightly in a Grid
 Q139183 BUG: View Not Accurate with One-to-Many Grandchild Relation
 Q139188 BUG: Cannot Click a List Box on a Pageframe by Using the Mouse

 Q139196 BUG:Clicking Scroll Bar in Grid May Write Data to Wrong Record
 Q139215 BUG: Labels Truncated When Printable Page Option Is Selected
 Q139363 BUG: Setup Wizard Creates Disk Images that Are too Big
 Q139387 BUG: Data Type Is Invalid for This Property Error Message
 Q139549 BUG: Using RUN to Shell to MS-DOS Results in ICE Error

 Q139569 BUG: MDI Window Reverses Parent/Child Window Name in Title Bar
 Q139757 BUG: Upsize Wizard Falsely Creates Timestamp Field on SQL 6.0
 Q139768 BUG: ON ERROR Statement Not Executed in Browse of Table
 Q139835 PRB: TTOD() Returns Incorrect Date with Time of 12:00:00 AM
 Q139865 BUG: Programmatic Change in Grid Does Not Update ControlSource

 Q139913 BUG: GotFocus & Valid Events Fire Unexpectedly in Box of Grid
 Q139953 BUG: DATETIME Datatype Rounds Fractions of a Second
 Q139959 BUG: Valid Event Runs Twice When SetFocus Issued in LostFocus
 Q140299 FIX: Pressing ESC Key in Properties Window Causes Error
 Q140300 FIX: SQL SELECT Returns Different Results Using the Same Data

 Q140303 BUG: DBSETPROP() for DataType Gives Incorrect Results
 Q140322 FIX: GDI Resource Leak in Visual FoxPro DE in Windows 95
 Q140516 FIX: Storing Array Elements Causes GP Fault
 Q140566 BUG: Click Event Of Straight Line Not Firing
 Q140576 FIX: Backslash Alone in Menu Causes "Illegal Operation" Error

 Q140578 FIX: Resizing Field in Grid Builder Causes Error
 Q140579 FIX: Incorrect Results from SELECT with Nested SELECTs and OR
 Q140792 BUG: CheckBox Control in Grid Cannot Be Set to Read Only
 Q140861 FIX: Default Value Not Evaluated Properly Using Stored Procs
 Q141075 FIX: FoxPro Quits When It Runs Out of File Handles

 Q141142 FIX: Distributed Application Allows Setup /a
 Q141314 BUG: Label Wizard Allows Fields to Sort with View
 Q141315 BUG: Changing Subclassed Form's Desktop Property Has No Effect
 Q141316 BUG: Report Is Wrong When You Relate Tables on Currency Field
 Q141318 BUG: "Error #101 in addgraphdata(0)" in Query Designer

 Q141354 BUG: Adding Description to Table's Index in DBC Corrupts Table
 Q141355 BUG: Copy/Paste Causes GP Fault w/Worksheet Created by COPY TO
 Q141356 FIX: PageFrame Refresh Fails with Stacked Pages
 Q141390 FIX: NOCONSOLE in Report Form Command Causes Erratic Behavior
 Q141391 FIX: GP Fault If Exit Windows 95 w/ Insert Object Dialog Open

 Q141395 BUG: Problem Setting Focus to a Combobox from a PageFrame
 Q141425 BUG: Toolbar Events Fire Differently When Using Dock Method
 Q141479 BUG: Visual FoxPro Quits If You Click Ignore or Suspend/Resume
 Q141503 BUG: Can't Connect to Excel Data Source in Remote View Wizard
 Q141524 BUG: Project Manager Adds the Same VCX Twice During Build

 Q141528 BUG: Data Designer Validation Text Causes Invalid Page Fault
 Q141557 BUG: Cursor's ReadOnly Property Carried to Other Data Sessions
 Q141558 BUG: WindowType Changed at Run Time Can't Be Changed Back
 Q141628 BUG: Pageframe.Addobject() to a New Page Disables Mouse
 Q141631 BUG: Mouse Clicks Continually Stack Up in the Event Queue

 Q141634 BUG: Setup Parse Error "Object ID 335" from Distributed Setup
 Q141635 BUG: ToolTipText Message Blank If Longer Than 50 Characters
 Q141639 BUG: Subclass Member Object Properties Cannot Be Changed
 Q141677 FIX: Insufficient Memory Errors Using OLE Controls
 Q141678 FIX: Changes Made to a Sub-Classed CommandGroup are not Saved

 Q141737 BUG: Invalid Page Fault When Form Released in Error Event
 Q141738 BUG: Report Form to ASCII Truncates Data After Page 11" Mark
 Q141739 BUG: Sendmail.scx Hangs FoxPro If Mail Client Not Installed
 Q141794 BUG: UNLOCK Command Commits Changes to Row-Buffered Records
 Q141805 BUG: 'Unknown member' Error Loading Form

 Q141806 BUG: Errors Previewing Customer Listing Report in Tastraders
 Q141835 FIX: Visual FoxPro Doesn't Save File as Expected
 Q141910 BUG: Validate Database Dialog Allows Choice of Invalid Table
 Q141956 BUG: 'Z' Function on @ GET Doesn't Suppress Display of Zero
 Q141957 BUG: Float Fields Show Asterisks in Wizard-Generated Screen

 Q142082 FIX: CTL3D32.DLL Errors with Windows 95
 Q142169 FIX: TABLEREVERT() Does Not Release Header Lock
 Q142194 BUG: Control Class in Control Not Shown in Control Array
 Q142201 FIX: Running a Query from View Designer Causes Error Message
 Q142214 BUG: RELEASE Releases All Local Variables with Identical Names

 Q142313 BUG: Using RI Builder & Long Table Names Makes Triggers Fail
 Q142392 FIX: Drag Icon Property Ignored on Outline Control OCX
 Q142397 BUG: REPLACE with UDF May Cause "Record Is Not Locked" Error
 Q142551 FIX: No Carriage Return Between RI Code and Appended Code
 Q142552 BUG: OLE Error Playing .WAV Object

 Q142796 FIX: Program Generated by GENDBC Cannot be Run in Executable
 Q142797 FIX: Allow Nulls on Field Change Results of SELECT-SQL
 Q142886 FIX: "Record is in use by another" Error Inside of Grid
 Q142887 FIX: SQL Select Inconsistency with SET ANSI OFF and ALLTRIM()
 Q143075 FIX: Error When Attempting to Rename Class in Class Browser

 Q143247 BUG: Scrolling Edit Window Causes Incorrect Highlighting
 Q143248 BUG: Error: "Variable 'TITLE' is not found" as Start Tastrade
 Q143287 BUG: Visual Class Library's Registration Lost
 Q143296 BUG: NODEFAULT in Page's Deactivate Event Activates Wrong Tab
 Q143306 BUG: COLOR on @...GET Push Button Does Not Work as Expected

 Q143308 BUG: Textwidth Method Does Not Return Foxel Units
 Q143309 BUG: Report Writer Ignores Constant Band Height Setting
 Q145607 BUG: Cannot Customize the Form Controls Toolbar
 Q145721 FIX: Access Violation Error on 16 MB Windows NT System

 Q145846 BUG: SQLSetProp() Without Expression Does Not Restore Defaults
 Q146223 BUG: Position Error: Outline Control on Classed Pageframe
 Q146640 BUG: Controls Saved as Class from PageFrame Becomes Invisible
 Q147277 BUG: Using an Array Element as the Counter in a For Loop Fails
 Q147287 BUG: Dropdown Portion of Combo Box Left Behind When Form Moved

 Q147306 BUG: Read Only Icon Keeps Visual FoxPro .EXE from Compiling
 Q147571 BUG: MAPI: Calling ResolvName Method Results in GP Fault
 Q147572 BUG: GRID: Scrollbars Disabled When ColumnCount Specified
 Q147574 BUG: Reprint Group Header Problem with Two Data Groupings
 

	
	


Keywords : buglist3.00 FxotherReference VFoxWin kbbuglist kbfixlist kbref
Version : 3.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug
Resolution Type : kbfix


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Last reviewed: May 27, 1997
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