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Q134437: FIX: Report Wizard Preview Error If View Given as Child Table

Article: Q134437
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbvfp kbvfp300bBUG 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 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you specify a view as the child table in the One-to-Many Report Wizard, and
then click the Preview button on the final step of the wizard, this error
occurs:

  Error 1683 in process (0); Index tag is not found

CAUSE
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By design, a view cannot be used as the child table in a one-to-many
relationship. This is because the child table must have an index tag on the
parent table key field in order to create the relationship. Because a view
cannot be indexed, the relationship cannot be created.

The One-to-Many Report Wizard does not check to see if the child table is a view
or an actual table. When the preview button is clicked, the error occurs.

WORKAROUND
==========

Be sure to specify an actual table for the child table prior to invoking the
wizard.

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

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Open the Tastrade.dbc database in the VFP\Samples\Mainsamp\Data directory.

2. On the File menu, click New Report, and then click the Wizard button.

3. Choose the One-to-Many Report Wizard.

4. Specify Products as the parent table, and include all fields.

5. Specify Order History Line Items as the child table, and include all fields.

6. Click Finish.

7. Click the Preview button. The error should occur.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbvfp kbvfp300bBUG kbvfp500fix kbbuglist kbfixlist
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 kbVFP300b
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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