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Q115732: PRB: FoxPro for Macintosh Changes Database’s Icon After PACK

Article: Q115732
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): MACINTOSH:2.5b,2.5c,3.0b
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbcode
Last Modified: 10-FEB-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Macintosh, version 3.0b 
- Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, versions 2.5b, 2.5c 
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SYMPTOMS
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Users can change the icon associated with a FoxPro database from the standard
FoxPro icon to one of their preference by choosing Get Info from the File menu;
this opens a dialog box where the icon can be selected and then copied or
pasted. However, if a record in the database is marked for deletion and a PACK
command is issued, the icon changes from the users' icon to the FoxPro default
icon.

RESOLUTION
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Instead of issuing a PACK command, use the code below as a workaround.

In the following example, CUSTOMER is the database that contains the record that
has been marked for deletion and TEMP is a temporary database:

     USE customer
     COPY TO temp.dbf FOR NOT DELETED()
     USE temp
     SET SAFETY OFF
     COPY TO customer.dbf
     SET SAFETY ON
     USE
     DELETE FILE temp.dbf

Additional query words: vFoxMac FoxMac

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Keywords          : kbcode 
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbFoxproSearch kbFoxPro250bMac kbFoxPro250cMac kbVFP300bMac
Version           : MACINTOSH:2.5b,2.5c,3.0b

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