PRB: FoxPro for Macintosh Changes Database's Icon After PACK

ID: Q115732

2.50b 2.50c 3.00 MACINTOSH

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The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Macintosh, version 3.0b
Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, versions 2.5b, 2.5c

SYMPTOMS

Users can change the icon associated with a FoxPro database from the standard FoxPro icon to one of their preference by choosing Get Info from the File menu; this opens a dialog box where the icon can be selected and then copied or pasted. However, if a record in the database is marked for deletion and a PACK command is issued, the icon changes from the users' icon to the FoxPro default icon.

RESOLUTION

Instead of issuing a PACK command, use the code below as a workaround.

In the following example, CUSTOMER is the database that contains the record that has been marked for deletion and TEMP is a temporary database:

   USE customer
   COPY TO temp.dbf FOR NOT DELETED()
   USE temp
   SET SAFETY OFF
   COPY TO customer.dbf
   SET SAFETY ON
   USE
   DELETE FILE temp.dbf

Additional reference words: vFoxMac 3.00b FoxMac 2.50b 2.50c KBCategory: kbprb KBSubcategory:

Keywords          : kbcode kbprb
Version           : 2.50b 2.50c 3.00
Platform          : MACINTOSH