BUG: BROWSE FORMAT May Cause Blank Browse Window

 Last reviewed: April 24, 1997
Article ID: Q162683
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Macintosh, version 3.0b
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a

SYMPTOMS

If a BROWSE FORMAT command uses a format file that contains a syntax error, the resulting Browse window is blank. Visual FoxPro produces no error message. Earlier versions of FoxPro produce the following error message: 

   No fields to process
And no Browse window appears.

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

Step to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Use the Customer.dbf file located in the Visual FoxPro \Samples\Data folder.

  2. Create a format file by typing "MODIFY COMMAND Test.fmt" (without the quotation marks) in the Command window. Add the following line of code to the file: 

          @ SAY 24,24,  company+contact

    This line of code is incorrect intentionally.

  3. Type the following lines in the Command window, pressing the Enter key after each line: 

          SET FORMAT TO Test.fmt
      BROWSE FORMAT

  4. A blank Browse window appears.

Keywords : buglist3.00 buglist3.00b FxprgBrowse kbprg VFoxMAC VFoxWin vfpbug5.0a kbbuglist
Version : 5.0a 3.0b 5.0
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug

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Last reviewed: April 24, 1997
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