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Q221618: FIX: Form Wizard Error Sorting by 2 Fields with DBCS Names

Article: Q221618
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbwizard kbvfp600 kbvfp600bug kbVS600sp3fix kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport
Last Modified: 01-JUL-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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In "Step 3 - Sort Records" of the Form Wizard, add a field whose name and the
name of one of its index tags is comprised of Chinese characters. If you add
another field, the following error occurs:

  You cannot combine index tags and fields.

NOTE: The above mentioned error may also occur with Japanese or Korean
characters.

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 was corrected in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3.

For more information about Visual Studio service packs, please see the following
articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

  Q194295 HOWTO: Tell That Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs Are Installed

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Open the Customer table in testdata.dbc.

2. Change the two field names "cust_id" and "company" and the related index
  names so that all the letters are Chinese characters.

3. Issue a CLOSE ALL in the Command window.

4. Launch Form Wizard and select the Customer.dbf.

5. Select several fields at step 1 of the wizard and click the Next button
  twice.

6. Add one of the two fields that has a Chinese field name into the Selected
  fields list box at step 3 of the wizard.

7. Then, try to add any other fields, except the index tags, into the Selected
  fields list box.

Note that the error message mentioned at the beginning of this article will
occur.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbwizard kbvfp600 kbvfp600bug kbVS600sp3fix kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP600
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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