BUG: Help Is Not Activated on a Non-system Partition

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Macintosh, version 3.0b

SYMPTOMS

If Visual FoxPro for the Macintosh was installed on a non-system partition, Help will not load.

WORKAROUND

To make graphical Help function, perform one of the following steps:

1. Double-click the Visual FoxPro Help file in the Finder.



2. Install Visual FoxPro to the boot System partition.



3. Use the .DBF style Help by issuing the following command in the Command window:

   
      SET HELP TO foxhelp.dbf 

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 Behavior

1. Install Visual FoxPro for the Macintosh on the non-system partition of a hard drive.



2. Launch Visual FoxPro.



3. Try to launch Help by pressing the F1 key or typing "HELP" in the Command window.

Additional query words: vFoxmac help non-system volume

Keywords : kbenv FxenvGeneral
Version : MACINTOSH:3.0b
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type :