FIX: READ Command Does Not Exit When WINDOW Selected

Last reviewed: October 14, 1997
Article ID: Q88052

2.00 MS-DOS kbprg kbfixlist kbbuglist

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

In FoxPro version 2.0, the READ statement in the following code does not exit when you select WINDOW a or b. The READ statement exits under FoxPro version 1.02:

   DEFINE WINDOW a FROM 1,1 TO 5,5
   DEFINE WINDOW b FROM 6,6 TO 10,10
   ACTIVATE WINDOW a
   ACTIVATE WINDOW b
   ACTIVATE SCREEN
   x='     '
   @ 1,10 GET x
   READ

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft FoxPro version 2.0 for MS-DOS. This problem was corrected in Microsoft FoxPro version 2.0 for MS-DOS dated November 15, 1991.

Additional reference words: FoxDos buglist2.0 fixlist2.0 1.02 2.00
KBCategory: kbprg kbfixlist kbbuglist
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Solution Type : kbfix

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Last reviewed: October 14, 1997
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