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Q191959: FIX: Filer Cannot Find File in Read-Only or Hidden Folder

Article: Q191959
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 12-AUG-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a 
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SYMPTOMS
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Filer cannot search for and find a file if the file is in a directory where the
directory has read only or the hidden attribute.

RESOLUTION
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Make sure that the read only or hidden attribute is removed from the directory.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This bug has been corrected in Visual FoxPro, 6.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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Filer is an ActiveX control component that provides a file and text search
engine. After the Filer.dll file is downloaded and is used to search for a file,
sometimes the search fails.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Download the Filer.zip file from the following Microsoft Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/vfoxpro/techmat/whitepapers/filer.htm

2. Unzip the Filer.zip file and extract the files. You should see the following
  files:

  Msvcrt.dll
  Filer.scx
  Filer.sct
  Filer.DLL
  Filer.ico
  Readme.txt
  Filer.htm

3. Register the Filer.dll file using the following syntax:

        REGSVR32 C:\VFP\Filer.dll

4. Open Explorer and right-click the Visual FoxPro directory. In the Visual
  FoxPro properties dialog box, select the Properties tab and change the
  directory attribute to READ-ONLY.

5. Run the Filer.scx form.

6. In the File Finder dialog box, type the following information in the
  following fields:

     Named: VFP.EXE
     Look In: c:\ 

7. Click the Find Now button.

After a few seconds, no results are returned in the Search result list box.

REFERENCES
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For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q163804 SAMPLE: Filer.exe Contains Filer.dll for Visual FoxPro 5.0

Additional query words: kbVFp600fix kbVFp500abug kbMiscTools kbXBase

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 kbVFP300b kbVFP500 kbVFP500a
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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