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Q120181: BUG: Incomplete APPEND GENERAL Command Doesn’t Generate Error

Article: Q120181
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): MACINTOSH:2.5x,2.6a; WINDOWS:2.5x,2.6,2.6a,3.0,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbvfp kbvfp500aBUG kbvfp250bug kbvfp250aBUGkbbuglist
Last Modified: 03-AUG-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0 
- Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5x, 2.6, 2.6a 
- Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, versions 2.5x, 2.6a 
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SYMPTOMS
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Issuing the following incomplete command doesn't generate an error message:

  APPEND GENERAL <fieldname>

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

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Problem
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Type the following commands in the Command window:

     CREATE TABLE test (genfld G, charfld C(10))
     INSERT INTO test (charfld) VALUES ('ONE')
     APPEND GENERAL genfld

Note that no error message is generated.

NOTE: If the INSERT command is not run, an "End of file encountered" error
message is displayed. This error occurs when the APPEND GENERAL command is used
with an empty table.

For additional information about using the APPEND GENERAL command with an empty
table, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q110364 ERR: "End of File Encountered" with APPEND GENERAL

Additional query words: errmsg err msg database ole object linking embedding statement kbFP250 kbFP260 kbvfp300 kbvfp500 kbvfp600 akz

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbvfp kbvfp500aBUG kbvfp250bug kbvfp250aBUG kbbuglist
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbFoxproSearch kbFoxPro260aMac kbFoxPro260 kbFoxPro260a kbVFP300 kbVFP500 kbVFP600 kbVFP500a
Version           : MACINTOSH:2.5x,2.6a; WINDOWS:2.5x,2.6,2.6a,3.0,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Issue type        : kbbug

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