FIX: Compile Fails in WITH/ENDWITH and IF Using Dot Operator

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

SYMPTOMS

When you write a program or procedure containing an IF expression that evaluates a property or method reference using the "." (dot) operator within a WITH/ENDWITH construct and you attempt to run or compile the code, you might get one of the following errors:

Command contains unrecognized phrase/keyword.

Data type mismatch.

RESOLUTION

Include a full object reference in the IF line, rather than the "." operator reference that is normally used with the WITH/ENDWITH.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This has been corrected in Visual FoxPro 6.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Copy the following code into a program (.PRG) file:

   
         PUBL ox
         ox = CREATEOBJECT('form1')
         ox.Show()
   
         DEFI class form1 as form
         cProperty = "XXX"
            PROC init
               WITH This
                  IF NOT 'XXX' $ .cProperty
                  ENDIF
               ENDWITH
         ENDDEFINE 




2. Compile or attempt to run the code.

Command contains unrecognized phrase/keyword.

Data type mismatch.

   IF NOT 'XXX' $ .cProperty 

-to-

   IF NOT 'XXX' $ this.cProperty, 

Additional query words: kbVFp300bbug kbVFp500abug kbVFp600fix

Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a;
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug