BUG: Startup Program Fails with NOLOGO Switch

ID: Q192761

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

SYMPTOMS

Starting Visual FoxPro version 6.0 using the NOLOGO startup switch and specifying a program after the NOLOGO startup switch causes the following error message to occur:

File '.prg' does not exist.


RESOLUTION

Use the -T startup switch or place the NOLOGO startup switch after the program name.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.


MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

From the Start menu, click Run and type the following (with quotes) in the Run dialog box, editing the path to point to the Visual FoxPro executable: 

   "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Vfp98\VFP6.EXE /NOLOGO
       genmenu.prg"
RESULTS: The error occurs.


REFERENCES

Visual FoxPro Help; search on: "startup options"

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Contributions by Mike Stewart, Microsoft Corporation

Additional query words: kbVFp600bug

Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:6.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug


Last Reviewed: December 10, 1999
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