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Article: Q167191
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbprogramming kbtshoot kbvfp kbvfp300 kbvfp300b kbvfp500 kbvfp600kbfaq
Last Modified: 11-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When running a menu that uses a constant defined in a header file, the error
message "Variable 'x' not found" is returned if the #include statement is in a
program that calls the menu.

CAUSE
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The constant must be available at menu generation time.

RESOLUTION
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The following steps demonstrate adding a #include statement to the menu setup
code:

1. Open your "Menu.mnx" file in design mode, where "Menu.mnx" is the name of
  your menu file.

2. Select "General Options" from the View menu.

3. Select the "Setup" check box.

4. Click OK.

5. Add your #include statement to the setup code area, for example:

        #INCLUDE "C:\VFP\Foxpro.h"

6. Close the Setup Code window.

7. Your variables will be available to the menu after you generate and run your
  menu file.

The above steps resolve the "Variable 'X' not found" error message described
above.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Use any constant, such as Color_Dark_Red from the "Foxpro.h" header file, in
  your menu.

2. Generate your menu.

Even if header is defined correctly in your main program, you will receive
"Variable 'Color_Dark_Red' not found" when the menu is generated.

REFERENCES
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For more information about "Variable not found," please see the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q156672 PRB: "Variable <variable> is not found" Using #INCLUDE Files

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbprogramming kbtshoot kbvfp kbvfp300 kbvfp300b kbvfp500 kbvfp600 kbfaq
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 kbVFP300b kbVFP500 kbVFP600
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0,6.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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Q167191: PRB: "Variable ‘X’ not found" in a Visual FoxPro Menu