FIX: SYS(2014) Function Returns Incorrect Path

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0

SYMPTOMS

If a file name consists of periods along with the file extension, the SYS(2014) function does not return the correct path. According to the SYS(2014) Help topic, the SYS(2014) function "returns the minimum path relative to the current or specified directory or folder for a specified file."

Note: The word "folder" appears in the Visual FoxPro 3.0 Help file but not in the Visual FoxPro 5.0 Help file.

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

The SYS(2014) function returns different values depending on the version of Visual FoxPro currently running.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

• In Visual FoxPro 3.0b, issue the following commands in the Command window:

  ?SYS(2014,"Samples\Data\........dbf")
  ?SYS(2014,"Samples\Data\employee.dbf")

  The following paths appear on the desktop:

  SAMPLES......DBF
  SAMPLES\DATA\EMPLOYEE.DBF



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• In Visual FoxPro 5.0, issue the following commands in the Command window:

  ?SYS(2014,"Samples\Data\........dbf")
  ?SYS(2014,"Samples\Data\employee.dbf")

  The following paths appears on the desktop:

  .....DBF
  \VFP5\SAMPLES\DATA\EMPLOYEE.DBF

\SAMPLES\DATA\........DBF

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbVFp kbVFp300bbug kbVFp500afix kbVFp500bug buglist3.00 FxprgGeneral
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug