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Q133245: BUG: One-to-Many Report Wizard Doesn’t Sort in Correct Order

Article: Q133245
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtool kbvfp300bBUG kbvfp500aBUG kbvfp500bugkbbuglist
Last Modified: 15-FEB-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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The sort order selected in Step 4 of the One-to-Many Report Wizard is not
applied correctly in some cases.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new
information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Run the following code to create the databases and tables needed. This
  example uses the existing sample database (Testdata.dbc), so you need to have
  the samples installed for this example to work.

        *
        * REPTSET.PRG: Setup code for duplicating problem
        *
        CLOSE ALL
        CREATE DATABASE CUSTVW
        CREATE SQL VIEW CUSTVW1 AS SELECT CUST_ID,COMPANY,MAXORDAMT;
           FROM C:\VFP\SAMPLES\DATA\TESTDATA!CUSTOMER
        OPEN DATABASE C:\VFP\SAMPLES\DATA\TESTDATA
        USE ORDERS
        COPY TO ORDER.DBF
        CLOSE ALL
        CREATE DATABASE CUSTOMER
        ADD TABLE ORDER
        USE ORDER
        INDEX ON CUST_ID TAG CUST_ID DESCENDING
        CLOSE ALL

2. Open the new databases Custvw and Customer.

3. Run the One-to-Many Report Wizard. (On the Tools menu, click Wizards, and
  then click Report.

4. From Custvw.dbc database, choose the Custvw1 view for the parent table and
  add all the fields.

5. From the Customer.dbc database, choose the Order table and several fields
  including Cust_Id. For example, choose Order_Id, Cust_Id and Order_Amt. Set
  Cust_Id is as the matching field for both tables in step 3.

6. Under Sort Order (step 4 of the Report Wizard), choose Cust_Id - descending.

7. Choose finish and preview. You will see that the report is in Cust_Id
  ascending order even though you specified descending order.

Additional query words: kbvfp600

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Keywords          : kbtool kbvfp300bBUG kbvfp500aBUG kbvfp500bug kbbuglist
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 kbVFP300b kbVFP500 kbVFP600 kbVFP500a
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Issue type        : kbbug

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