PRB: SET MARK TO Does Not Work with "#" and "A"

Last reviewed: November 20, 1997
Article ID: Q176785

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0a

SYMPTOMS

When you use characters like "#", "a", and "A" as date delimiters to enter a date value in Visual FoxPro 5.x, the delimiter shifts to the right creating an invalid entry.

RESOLUTION

Use characters other than "#", "a", and "A" as date delimiters.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

This problem does not occur in Visual FoxPro version 3.x.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Create and run a program (.prg) file with the following code:

       SET MARK TO "#"
       ldDate = {}
       @1,1 GET ldDate
       READ

Run the program.
Type in the date.

NOTE: The "#" character shifts one space to the right with every character that you enter. This eventually results in an invalid date entry.

Keywords          : FxprgSet vfoxwin
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0a
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

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Last reviewed: November 20, 1997
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