BUG: Repeated Outputs to _SCREEN Distorts _SCREEN.Picture

ID: Q189774

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0

SYMPTOMS

Repeated output to _SCREEN might distort the _SCREEN.Picture image.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.


MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Run the following code in the Command window: 
    
      _SCREEN.Picture=HOME()+'Fox.bmp'


  2. Type the following in the Command window:
    DISPLAY STATUS


  3. Press Enter, and then press Escape (Esc).


  4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 five times.


  5. Type the following in the Command window:
    Clear


RESULT: The background image in the upper left-hand portion of the Visual FoxPro desktop is distorted.

Additional query words: kbVFp600bug kbVFp500bug kbVFp500abug kbXBase

Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0a,6.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug


Last Reviewed: December 10, 1999
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