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Q141956: BUG: ‘Z’ Function on @ GET Doesn’t Suppress Display of Zero

Article: Q141956
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0b,5.0,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbbuglist
Last Modified: 08-FEB-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0b, 5.0, 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you have a format function code of 'Z' defined for an @...GET text box on
your screen, the value of '0' (zero) is still displayed.

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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The following information is taken from the Help file on the FUNCTION clause for
the text box. The FUNCTION parameter:

  Specifies a function code or picture code that determines how the text box
  output is displayed or printed. You can include the FUNCTION clause, the
  PICTURE clause, or both to create an editing mask. These clauses contain
  special codes that control how the memory variable, array element, or field
  is displayed and edited.

The Z function code is supposed to display the memory variable or field name as
blank if its numeric value is 0. In Visual FoxPro, when the text box has focus,
the display of the zero is not suppressed. In FoxPro for Windows, no zero is
displayed.

Steps to Reproduce Problem
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  CLEAR
  Dept=0
  @ 2,2 GET dept FUNCTION "@Z"          ;
                 SIZE 1.000, 18.000     ;
                 FONT "MS sans Serif", 8
  READ

Additional query words: VFoxWin buglist3.00b text box kbvfp300 kbvfp500 kbvfp600 function picture clause

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Keywords          :  kbbuglist
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300b kbVFP500 kbVFP600
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0b,5.0,6.0

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