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Q129913: FIX: Browse Key Record Pointer Moves Incorrectly

Article: Q129913
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): MACINTOSH:2.6a; MS-DOS:2.6a; UNIX:2.6; WINDOWS:2.6a,3.0,3.0b
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbOSUNIX kbvfp kbvfp500fixkbbuglist kbfixlist
Last Modified: 24-MAR-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b 
- Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, version 2.6a 
- Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, version 2.6a 
- Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, version 2.6a 
- Microsoft FoxPro for UNIX, version 2.6 
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SYMPTOMS
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The Record Pointer moves to the last record in a Browse window when the Browse
window is initially activated. The Record Pointer moves to the last record even
if the GO TOP command is issued before or after the Browse window is activated.
This situation occurs if both of the following conditions are true:

- The Table being browsed is indexed in Descending Order.

- The Browse is activated using the KEY clause with the Browse command.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article. The problem has been fixed in Visual FoxPro 5.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Problem
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1. Open the Customer table in the Tutorial directory under the Main FoxPro
  directory and Index it using this code:

     USE FoxPro\Tutorial\Customer.dbf

     && For FoxPro v2.6 for UNIX use the following command
     && USE \usr\FoxPro\tutorial\customer.dbf

     INDEX ON State TAG State DESCENDING

2. Issue this command:

     BROWSE KEY "CA"

3. Close the Browse window, and issue these commands:

     GO TOP
     BROWSE KEY "CA"

4. With the Browse window open, issue "GO TOP" command from the Command window,
  and then re-select the Browse window.

Additional query words: 2.60 2.60a 3.00 3.00b

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Keywords          : kbOSUNIX kbvfp kbvfp500fix kbbuglist kbfixlist
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbFoxproSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbFoxPro260aMac kbFoxPro260aDOS kbFoxPro260UNIX kbFoxPro260a kbVFP300 kbVFP300b
Version           : MACINTOSH:2.6a; MS-DOS:2.6a; UNIX:2.6; WINDOWS:2.6a,3.0,3.0b
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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