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Q221662: FIX: Error Calling FPOLE With Single Quote (‘) in Caption

Article: Q221662
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbole kbservicepack kbvfp600 kbvfp600bug kbXBase kbVS600sp2 kbVS600SP1 kbVS600sp3fix kb
Last Modified: 21-MAY-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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The FPOLE.DLL reports an error if the _Screen.Caption property contains a single
quote or apostrophe (') character.

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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Type or paste the following lines into the Command window:

  CD Home(2)+"data"
  _Screen.Caption = "Customer's test " + version()
  DECLARE integer FoxDoCmd in "FPOLE.DLL" string,string
  =FoxDoCmd("SELECT * FROM customer","at")

After you type the last line of code, the following error appears twice and then
the Browse window appears:

  Error: could not invoke method
  _Screen.Caption = 'Customer's Test '

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbole kbservicepack kbvfp600 kbvfp600bug kbXBase kbVS600sp2 kbVS600SP1 kbVS600sp3fix kbGrpDSFox 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP600
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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