PATCH: Foxtools.hqx Upgrade to Prevent Setup Wizard Errors

 Last reviewed: February 11, 1998
Article ID: Q163470
3.00b MACINTOSH kbtool kbfile

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Macintosh, version 3.0b

SUMMARY

Foxtools.hqx is a file that updates the FoxTools libraries for Visual FoxPro for Macintosh 3.0b to address compatibility issues when using the Setup Wizard.

MORE INFORMATION

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library: 

 ~ Foxtools.hqx (size: 117406 bytes)
For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q119591
   TITLE     : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
The updated FoxTools.cfm and FoxTools.slm files in this archive should be placed in the Visual FoxPro folder, replacing the earlier versions. It is not necessary to restart the Macintosh or Visual FoxPro.

Because these files are not marked with a version number, the best way to tell the old copies from the new copies is by size.

The size of the old FoxTools files is as follows: 

    FoxTools.cfm         86,629 bytes
    FoxTools.slm         70,291 bytes
The size of the new FoxTools files is as follows: 

    FoxTools.cfm         86,693 bytes
    FoxTools.slm         70,303 bytes
The incompatibilities addressed by the new FoxTools files normally show up as a type 11 error right after you click the Finish button on the last step of the Setup Wizard. Instead of a type 11 error, sometimes the error message is "ASLM Switch -111."

These new FoxTools files should also help if you are getting type 11 errors when using the FxGetResource() and FxSetResource() functions in FoxTools.

The Visual FoxPro for Macintosh Setup Wizard uses only the FoxTools.slm file even though the development version of Visual FoxPro for Macintosh can only be run on a PowerMacintosh. Therefore, it is necessary to at least replace the old FoxTools.slm if you are having problems running the Setup Wizard on the Macintosh.

KBCategory: kbtool kbfile
KBSubcategory: FxtoolDk FxprgFoxtools SOFTLIB vfoxmac
Additional reference words: 3.00b
Keywords : FxprgFoxtools FxtoolDk SOFTLIB VFoxMac kbfile kbtool
Version : MACINTOSH:3.0b
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type : kbfile

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Last reviewed: February 11, 1998
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