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Q189775: BUG: Watch/Locals Windows Truncate Char. Variables at CHR(0)

Article: Q189775
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:5.0,5.0a
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 11-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0a 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you look at the value of a character-type variable that contains an embedded
CHR(0) (that is, a NULL value) in the Visual FoxPro Debugger Watch or Debugger
Locals window, the variable is truncated at the point where the CHR(0) occurs.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post new
information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Type the following in the Command Window:

        gcX = "xxx"+CHR(0)+"yyy"
        DEBUG

2. Look at gcX in the Debugger Locals window, or type gcX in the Debugger Watch
  window and look at its value there.

RESULT: gcX's displayed value is "xxx" and LEN(gcX) = 7.

Additional query words: kbVFp500abug kbTools kbXBase

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP500 kbVFP500a
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0a
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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