BUG: Error #202 In Makestf when Running VFP/Mac Setup Wizard

 Last reviewed: January 24, 1997
Article ID: Q154449
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Macintosh, version 3.0b

SYMPTOMS

When running the Setup Wizard in Visual FoxPro for Macintosh, the following error is received shortly after clicking the Finish button: 

   Error #202 in makestf(0): Invalid path of file name.

CAUSE

The Application Name, as specified in Step 4 - Setup Options of the Setup Wizard, is 22 or more characters in length.

This error can also be received with an Application Name less than 22 characters if one of the characters in the Application Name is a colon (:) or a backslash (\). The Macintosh System and FoxPro use these two characters for specifying folder paths.

WORKAROUND

Make sure the Application Name specified in Step 4 - Setup Options of the Visual FoxPro for Macintosh Setup Wizard is less than 22 characters and it does not contain any colons (:) or backslashes (\). Spaces are allowed in the Application Name and no other characters are known to cause problems.

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.

KBCategory: kbtool kbbuglist
KBSubcategory: FxtoolDk
Additional reference words: 3.00b kbdsd VFoxMac Makesft error 202



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Last reviewed: January 24, 1997
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