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Q163472: BUG: Path Greater than 95 Characters Causes VFP Mac to Hang

Article: Q163472
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): MACINTOSH:3.0b
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbHWMAC kbvfp kbvfp300bBUGkbbuglist
Last Modified: 05-FEB-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Macintosh, version 3.0b 
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SYMPTOMS
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The computer hangs or returns an error message after you attempt to start
Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Macintosh. Typically, the splash screen appears, but
then the machine locks up or an error occurs and Visual FoxPro for Macintosh is
unable to start.

CAUSE
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The error is caused by typing a string greater than 95 characters into the
Search Path box on the File Locations tab of the Options dialog box (which is
found on the Tools menu). The length of the path that causes the error may vary.

RESOLUTION
==========

The Visual FoxPro Settings file contains this information. This file is located
in the System folder within the Preferences folder. Remove the Visual FoxPro
Settings file from this folder and place it on the desktop. Restart Visual
FoxPro to create a new settings file. After you restart Visual FoxPro for
Macintosh, delete the old Visual FoxPro Settings file by dragging it to the
Trash icon.

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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WARNING: The following steps will probably lock up the computer. Therefore,
close all running applications and save your data before following this
procedure.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. On the Tools menu, click Options.

2. Click the File Locations tab.

3. Click the button at the end of the Search Path box.

4. In the Select a Folder dialog box, select the following folders:

     Microsoft Visual FoxPro\Samples\Controls
     Microsoft Visual FoxPro\Samples\Data
     Microsoft Visual FoxPro\Samples\Mainsamp

  Each path is concantenated into a string with each individual path separated
  by a semicolon (;).

5. Quit Visual FoxPro for Macintosh.

6. Restart Visual FoxPro for Macintosh. The computer produces an error or it
  hangs.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbHWMAC kbvfp kbvfp300bBUG kbbuglist
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300bMac
Version           : MACINTOSH:3.0b

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