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Q137951: FIX: Can’t Change the Title of the Validation Error Box

Article: Q137951
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbbuglist kbfixlist
Last Modified: 24-MAR-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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The title on the Validation Error text box cannot be changed.

CAUSE
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The dialog box title is being pulled from an internal resource of Visual FoxPro,
so it cannot be changed.

WORKAROUND
==========

Trap for the rule failure within the rule's code, and present a customized error
message. Let the rule return True (.T.) as in code in the "Workaround Example"
section in this article.

STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Visual FoxPro 3.0b
for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Execute the following commands in the Command window:

     CREATE DATABASE Test1

     CREATE TABLE tbl1 (one c(3) CHECK !EMPTY(one) ;
        ERROR 'error message here')

2. Browse the new table, and press CTRL+Y to append a blank record.

3. The validation box will appear with "Microsoft Visual FoxPro" as the title.

Workaround Example
------------------

Change the rule from an expression to a program or procedure that is in the
Stored Procedures:

     ALTER TABLE tbl1 ALTER COLUMN one SET CHECK myrule() NOVALIDATE

  The procedure myrule may look as follows:

     PROCEDURE myrule
     IF EMPTY(one)
        =MESSAGEBOX('The -one- FIELD CAN NOT BE EMPTY',0,'MY APPLICATION')
     ENDIF

After the table is browsed and CTRL+Y is pressed, the customized dialog box will
appear with the new title.

NOTE: A blank record will still be appended to the table. This issue of the rule
violation is best handled within the application's design.

Additional query words: VFoxWin fixlist3.00b buglist3.00

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Keywords          :  kbbuglist kbfixlist
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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