FIX: Print Button in Preview Does Not Respect the FOR Clause

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

In Visual FoxPro 5.0 the Print button in the Report Preview toolbar does not respect the FOR clause or Scope statement in the REPORT FORM <report name> FOR expression PREVIEW command.

WORKAROUND

Use the SET FILTER TO command instead of the FOR clause or Scope statement.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem has been fixed in Visual FoxPro 5.0a.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Create a report in Report Designer.



2. Add the \Samples\Data\Customer.dbf table to the DataEnvironment.



3. Add a couple of fields from the customer table to the report.



4. Save the report as Test.frx and close the Report Designer.



5. In the Command window, type the following:

   REPORT FORM TEST FOR Country = "USA" PREVIEW.

   NOTE: The Preview window comes up with only those records that have Country = "USA."



6. Now click on the Print icon in the Preview toolbar.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbtool kbVFp kbVFp500afix kbVFp500bug FxtoolReportdes
Version : WINDOWS:5.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug