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Q141314: FIX: Label Wizard Allows Fields to Sort with View

Article: Q141314
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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In step 4 of the Label Wizard, the Sort Order allows a field to be selected when
a View is the source for the data. When a view is selected as the data source
for use in creating a label, there should not be any option to sort the data in
the view; all features of sort should be disabled.

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 Problem
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1. Start Label Wizard.

2. Select a view as your table.

3. Go to screen 4 (sort screen). Add accelerator is enabled (select a field and
  the remove accelerator is also enabled)

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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