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Q155937: FIX: SET COMPATIBLE ON Causes Problems with Crosstab Query

Article: Q155937
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b
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, versions 3.0, 3.0b 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you have SET COMPATIBILITY ON for dBASE when you are running a crosstab query
programmatically, the following error occurs:

  Line: 17
  Program: Destroy
  Error: 1924
  Message: MYCURSOR is not an object.
  Code: SET FIELDS TO &cTmpStr

If you have SET COMPATIBILITY ON for dBASE when you are running a crosstab query
using the Query Designer, the following error occurs:

  Line: 17
  Program: Destroy
  Error: 13
  Message: Alias '<computer generated name>' is not found.
  Code: SET FIELDS TO &cTmpStr

After you click the OK button, the query appears.

WORKAROUND
==========

When you run a crosstab query programmatically or use the Query Designer, SET
COMPATIBLE must be OFF to avoid these error messages. By default, SET COMPATIBLE
is OFF.

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 was corrected in Visual FoxPro 5.0
for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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To reproduce the error programmatically, type the following code into a program
and run it. Make sure that SET COMPATIBLE is ON. From the Tools menu, click
Options. Click the General tab and select the "dBASE Compatibility" check box:

     PUBLIC MyCursor
     SELECT Orders.to_city, YEAR(Orders.order_date), ;
        SUM(Orders.order_amt) ;
        FROM TestData!Orders ;
        GROUP BY Orders.to_city, 2 ;
        ORDER BY Orders.to_city, 2 ;
        INTO CURSOR MyCursor
     DO (_GENXTAB) WITH MyCursor
     BROWSE NOMODIFY

Additional query words: kbstream VFoxWin

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Keywords          :  kbbuglist kbfixlist
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 kbVFP300b
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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