PRB: SetupWizard .INF File Contains a Bad Description Line

ID: Q104349

2.50 2.50a 2.5b 2.60 3.00 WINDOWS kbprg kbprb

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0
Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6

SYMPTOMS

The following error message occurs when you attempt to run a setup routine that was created using the FoxPro SetupWizard. This message will appear after the details have been entered on the first setup screen.

   Error: INF file contains a badly formed file description line - too few
   fields (commas)

Also, Visual FoxPro produces the following error:

   Object ID 0: Invalid ObjID field: 240.00....

CAUSE

This error occurs because the SetupWizard has written decimal places to a field in the .INF file.

RESOLUTION

To eliminate this error, issue the following command before running the SetupWizard:

   SET FIXED OFF

The .INF files will now be correctly written.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

Additional reference words: VFoxWin 3.00 FoxWin 2.50 2.50a distribution kit setup wizard 2.50b 2.60 KBCategory: kbprg kbprb KBSubcategory: FxtoolWizscreen

Keywords          : FxtoolWizscreen 
Version           : 2.50 2.50a 2.5b 2.60 3.00
Platform          : WINDOWS