PRB: APPEND PROCEDURES Causes "Feature Not Available" in Runtime

Last reviewed: October 10, 1997
Article ID: Q174916

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a
Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Macintosh, version 3.0b

SYMPTOMS

"Feature is not available" error occurs when issuing an APPEND PROCEDURES command in a FoxPro executable.

CAUSE

The COMPILE feature is not available in a distributed application. The APPEND PROCEDURES command performs an implicit COMPILE of the database when stored procedures are added.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

This error message occurs because Visual FoxPro attempts to recompile the database code when the APPEND PROCEDURES command is issued. Visual FoxPro cannot perform this action in the runtime environment.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Create a database using the following command:
```
      CREATE DATA mytestdata
```
Create a procedure file with the command MODIFY COMMAND myprocs and add the following lines of code:
```
      PROCEDURE myproc
      ENDPROC
```

Create a project with the following MAIN program code:

      OPEN DATA mytestdata
      APPEND PROCEDURES FROM myprocs.prg

Build an executable, quit Visual FoxPro, and run the executable.

The "Feature is not available" error will occur on the APPEND PROCEDURES command.

REFERENCES

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q139386
   TITLE     : Features not Available in a Distributed Application

Keywords          : FxprgGeneral VFoxMac vfoxwin kberrmsg
Version           : MACINTOSH:3.0b; WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

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Last reviewed: October 10, 1997
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