PRB: SET MARK TO Does Not Work with "#" and "A"

ID: Q176785

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0

SYMPTOMS

When you use characters like "#", "a", and "A" as date delimiters to enter a date value in Visual FoxPro 5.x, the delimiter shifts to the right creating an invalid entry.

RESOLUTION

Use characters other than "#", "a", and "A" as date delimiters.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

This problem does not occur in Visual FoxPro version 3.x.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Create and run a program (.prg) file with the following code:


       SET MARK TO "#"
       ldDate = {}
       @1,1 GET ldDate
       READ

Run the program.

Type in the date.

NOTE: The "#" character shifts one space to the right with every character that you enter. This eventually results in an invalid date entry.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbVFp kbVFp500 kbVFp500a kbVFp600 FxprgSet
Version : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0a,6.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb