BUG: MODIFY COMMAND GETFILE() Creates a New File

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Macintosh, version 3.0b
• Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, version 2.6a

SYMPTOMS

Using the GETFILE() function with the MODIFY COMMAND command to open a file without an extension creates a new file with a .prg extension. The original file is not opened.

RESOLUTION

In FoxPro 2.6a for the Macintosh, use the MODIFY FILE command instead of the MODIFY COMMAND command with the GETFILE() function.

However, in Visual FoxPro 3.0b for the Macintosh, using GETFILE() with the MODIFY FILE has the same problem as GETFILE() with MODIFY COMMAND. The command opens a new file with a .txt extension.

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 Behavior

1. Create a text file named Test. Make sure the file does not have an extension.

2. In the Command window, type the following command and press enter:

         MODIFY COMMAND GETFILE()
   

3. Select the "All Files" check box and locate the file named Test.

4. Highlight Test and choose Open.

5. An edit window appears; however, a new file named Test.prg opens.