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Q155385: PRB: DEBUGOUT and ASSERT Commands Do Not Function in .exe

Article: Q155385
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:5.0,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbvfp kbvfp500 kbvfp600
Last Modified: 14-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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The new debugging tools in Visual FoxPro version 5.0 and 6.0 do not function
when used in an .exe file. The .exe file ignores the DEBUGOUT command in 5.0,
5.0a, and 6.0. The ASSERT command generates a "Feature not available" error
inside of an .exe in Visual FoxPro 5.0, and is ignored in Visual FoxPro 5.0a and
6.0.

CAUSE
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Because the debugger is not distributed and does not function in a compiled
.exe, the functions that use the debugger also do not function within an .exe.

STATUS
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This problem is by design and will not be changed.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbvfp kbvfp500 kbvfp600 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP500 kbVFP600
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,6.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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