BUG:Index Tag Not Found w/SET COMPATIBLE ON & DELETE TAG ALL

ID: Q114257

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0
Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6
Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6

SYMPTOMS

When SET COMPATIBLE is ON and the command DELETE TAG ALL is issued, the error message "Index tag not found" is returned even though DISPLAY STATUS reveals that an index is open.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. In the Command window, issue the following command:

      USE <table_name>

2. If this table does not have an index, create one by issuing the

   following command in the Command window:

      INDEX ON <field_name> TAG <tag_name>

3. In the Command window, issue the following commands:

      SET COMPATIBLE ON
      DELETE TAG ALL

The error "Index tag not found" is returned.

Additional query words: kbFP250 kbFP260 kbvfp500 kbvfp600 2.00 2.50 2.50a 2.50b 2.60 errmsg err msg kbvfp300 kbvfp300b kbvfp500 kbvfp500a kbvfp600

Keywords          : kberrmsg kbVFp kbVFp500abug kbVFP250bug buglist2.00 FoxDos FoxWin FxprgGeneral 
Version           : WINDOWS: 2.5x,2.6,3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0; MS-DOS: 2.0
Platform          : MS-DOS WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug