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Q161497: FIX: SYS(2014) Function Returns Incorrect Path

Article: Q161497
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbvfp kbvfp300bBUG kbvfp500aFIX kbvfp500bugkbbuglist kbfixlist
Last Modified: 04-FEB-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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If a file name consists of periods along with the file extension, the SYS(2014)
function does not return the correct path. According to the SYS(2014) Help
topic, the SYS(2014) function "returns the minimum path relative to the current
or specified directory or folder for a specified file."

Note: The word "folder" appears in the Visual FoxPro 3.0 Help file but not in the
Visual FoxPro 5.0 Help file.

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
5.0a.

MORE INFORMATION
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The SYS(2014) function returns different values depending on the version of
Visual FoxPro currently running.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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- In Visual FoxPro 3.0b, issue the following commands in the Command window:

  " ?SYS(2014,"Samples\Data\........dbf")
  ?SYS(2014,"Samples\Data\employee.dbf") " (without the quotation marks)

  The following paths appear on the desktop:

  SAMPLES......DBF
  SAMPLES\DATA\EMPLOYEE.DBF

-or-

- In Visual FoxPro 5.0, issue the following commands in the Command window:

  " ?SYS(2014,"Samples\Data\........dbf")
  ?SYS(2014,"Samples\Data\employee.dbf") " (without the quotation marks)

  The following paths appears on the desktop:

  " .....DBF
  \VFP5\SAMPLES\DATA\EMPLOYEE.DBF " (without the quotation marks)

The SYS(2014) function should actually report the following value for the path
when a file name consists of period characters:

  \SAMPLES\DATA\........DBF

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbvfp kbvfp300bBUG kbvfp500aFIX kbvfp500bug kbbuglist kbfixlist
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 kbVFP300b kbVFP500
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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