Q114752: Commands and Functions Affected by SET COMPATIBLE

Article: Q114752
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): MS-DOS:2.5,2.5a,2.5b,2.6; WINDOWS:2.5,2.5a,2.5b,2.6,3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 03-AUG-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0 
- Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6 
- Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6 
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SUMMARY
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The commands and functions listed in this article are affected by the SET
COMPATIBLE command.

MORE INFORMATION
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Affected in FoxPro 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, and 2.6
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All file-processing commands with a drive reference (for example, SET DEFAULT TO
c:\foxprow\tutorial).

  @ ... GET with a RANGE clause
  @ ... SAY with CHR(7)
  @ ... SAY scrolling
  @ ... SAY when STATUS is ON
  ACTIVATE SCREEN
  ACTIVATE WINDOW
  APPEND MEMO
  DECLARE
  DIMENSION
  GO | GOTO with SET TALK ON
  INKEY( )
  LASTKEY( )
  LIKE( )
  MENU and POPUP commands
  PLAY MACRO
  READ with an @ ... GET VALID clause
  READ with a numeric PICTURE clause
  READ-Nested READs
  RUN | !
  SET COLOR TO
  SET FIELDS
  SET MESSAGE
  SET PRINT TO <file>
  STORE
  SUM
  TRANSFORM( ) with a numeric PICTURE clause
  SELECT( )
  SYS(2001, "COLOR")

Affected in FoxPro 2.6 Only
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  FSIZE( )
  SET("BORDER")

For a full description of how each of these commands and functions are affected,
see SET COMPATIBLE in the FoxPro "Language Reference."

Affected in Visual FoxPro 3.0
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According to the Microsoft Visual FoxPro Help, the following commands and
functions are affected by SET COMPATIBLE:

  @ ... GET with a RANGE clause
  @ ... SAY with CHR(7)
  @ ... SAY scrolling
  @ ... SAY when STATUS is ON
  ACTIVATE SCREEN
  ACTIVATE WINDOW
  APPEND MEMO
  DECLARE
  DIMENSION
  GO | GOTO with SET TALK ON
  FSIZE( )
  INKEY( )
  LASTKEY( )
  LIKE( )
  READ with an @ ... GET VALID clause
  Nested READs
  READ
  RUN | !
  SET COLOR TO
  SET BORDER
  SET FIELDS
  SET MESSAGE
  SET MEMOWIDTH
  SET PRINTER TO <file>
  STORE
  SUM
  TRANSFORM( ) with a numeric PICTURE clause
  SELECT( )
  SYS(2001, "COLOR")

Menu commands

  PLAY MACRO

REFERENCES
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FoxPro online Help file, "Compatibility" topic

Additional query words: VFoxWin FoxDos FoxWin foxhelp.dbf foxhelp.hlp db4 foxplus akz

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbFoxproSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbFoxPro250DOS kbFoxPro250aDOS kbFoxPro250bDOS kbFoxPro260DOS kbFoxPro260 kbFoxPro250 kbFoxPro250a kbFoxPro250b kbVFP300
Version           : MS-DOS:2.5,2.5a,2.5b,2.6; WINDOWS:2.5,2.5a,2.5b,2.6,3.0

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