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Q162683: BUG: BROWSE FORMAT May Cause Blank Browse Window

Article: Q162683
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): MACINTOSH:3.0b; WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbprogramming kbHWMAC kbvfp kbvfp300bBUG kbvfp500aBUGkbbuglist
Last Modified: 05-FEB-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Macintosh, version 3.0b 
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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If a BROWSE FORMAT command uses a format file that contains a syntax error, the
resulting Browse window is blank. Visual FoxPro produces no error message.
Earlier versions of FoxPro produce the following error message:

  No fields to process

And no Browse window appears.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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Step to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Use the Customer.dbf file located in the Visual FoxPro \Samples\Data folder.

2. Create a format file by typing "MODIFY COMMAND Test.fmt" (without the
  quotation marks) in the Command window. Add the following line of code to the
  file:

        @ SAY 24,24,  company+contact

  This line of code is incorrect intentionally.

3. Type the following lines in the Command window, pressing the Enter key after
  each line:

  " SET FORMAT TO Test.fmt
  BROWSE FORMAT " (without the quotation marks)

4. A blank Browse window appears.

Additional query words: kbvfp300b kbvfp500 kbvfp500a kbvfp600

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Keywords          : kbprogramming kbHWMAC kbvfp kbvfp300bBUG kbvfp500aBUG kbbuglist
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300bMac kbVFP300 kbVFP300b kbVFP500 kbVFP600 kbVFP500a
Version           : MACINTOSH:3.0b; WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Issue type        : kbbug

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