FIX: CTRL+TAB Key Combination Disabled in Edit Field

Last reviewed: September 22, 1997
Article ID: Q88881

2.00 MS-DOS kbprg kbfixlist kbbuglist

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

Starting FoxPro for MS-DOS with the -k switch will disable the CTRL+TAB functionality within an EDIT field created with the TAB clause. SHIFT+TAB will move the cursor from the edit region.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in Microsoft FoxPro version 2.0 for MS-DOS. This problem was corrected in Microsoft FoxPro version 2.5 for MS-DOS.

MORE INFORMATION

The following test program demonstrates this behavior:

   test="     "
   @ 5,5 say test get test
   x=space(100)
   @ 12,1 EDIT x SIZE 5,20 TAB
   READ CYCLE

SHIFT+TAB will move the cursor from the edit region to the variable test; CTRL+TAB will be disabled.

Additional reference words: FoxDos buglist2.00 fixlist2.50 2.00 @...EDIT
EDIT
Ctrl+TAB Ctrl-TAB
buglist2.00 fixlist2.50 control+tab
KBCategory: kbprg kbfixlist kbbuglist
KBSubcategory:
Solution Type : kbfix

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Last reviewed: September 22, 1997
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