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Q149402: PRB: F1 Key Does Not CLEAR READ in Visual FoxPro for Windows

Article: Q149402
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 11-DEC-1999

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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 a READ command is in effect in FoxPro 2.x for Windows or FoxPro 2.x for
MS-DOS at the time the F1 key is pressed, the READ command clears. Otherwise, by
default, pressing the F1 key invokes Help. The F1 key doesn't perform a CLEAR
READ command in Visual FoxPro for Windows under the same circumstances.

WORKAROUND
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You'll need to modify applications written in FoxPro 2.x for Windows or FoxPro
2.x for MS-DOS that depend on the F1 function key to perform a CLEAR READ
command to make them do the same thing in Visual FoxPro for Windows.

Use an ON KEY LABEL assignment to force the F1 key to perform a CLEAR READ
command. For example, add the following line to the beginning of the program
listed in the "More Information" section, and run the program again:

     ON KEY LABEL F1 CLEAR READ

STATUS
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This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Create and run the following program:

     cMytest=""
     DEFINE WINDOW test FROM 1,1 TO 10,20
     ACTIVATE WINDOW test
     @ 2,1 GET cMytest SIZE 1,10
     READ

2. Press the F1 key, and Help will pop up.

Additional query words: VFoxWin

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 kbVFP300b
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b

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