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Q193945: PRB: Warning Displays Saving Class With SET SAFETY OFF

Article: Q193945
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0
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 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you save a class and give it a filename of a class that already exists, the
following error occurs even if SET SAFETY is OFF:

  A class with that name already exists, overwrite it?

Visual FoxPro provides you the ability to suppress an overwrite screen on forms,
reports, and etc. However, there is not a way to suppress this message when
overwriting a class.

STATUS
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This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Issue the following commands in the Command window:

        SET SAFETY OFF
        CREATE CLASS mycheck OF myclass AS checkbox

2. Close and save the Class Designer dialog box.

3. Issue the CREATE CLASS command shown in Step 1 in the Command window again.
  Note that a message box appears asking to overwrite the class. The SET SAFETY
  command does not turn off the message box when saving a class.

Additional query words: kbVFp300 kbVFp500 kbVFp600 kbDesigner kbXBase

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 kbVFP300b kbVFP500 kbVFP600 kbVFP500a
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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