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Q221704: BUG: FFCs - _URLComboBox in _internet.vcx Has Trouble with URLs

Article: Q221704
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): 6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbvfp600 kbvfp600bug kbFFC kbVS600sp3 kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport
Last Modified: 10-JUL-2002

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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 _urlcombobox foundation class that ships with Visual FoxPro 6.0 facilitates
navigation to various Internet resources. The _urlcombobox adds the prefix
"http://" to any URL that is typed in. Entering a URL other than an http
address, such as an ftp address, results in an invalid URL.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

The Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3 readme erroneously lists this bug as being
fixed. Service Pack 3 did not fix this bug.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Place the following code in a program and run it:

  PUBLIC ox
  SET CLASSLIB to HOME() + "FFC\_INTERNET.VCX"  
  ox=CREATEOBJECT("form1")
  ox.Show
  DEFINE CLASS form1 AS form
  	Height = 87
  	Width = 208
  	Visible = .T.
  	Name = "Form1"
  	ADD OBJECT _urlcombobox1 AS _urlcombobox WITH ;
  		Left = 0, ;
  		Top = 12, ;
  		Name = "_urlcombobox1"
  	ADD OBJECT command1 AS commandbutton WITH ;
  		Top = 48, ;
  		Left = 48, ;
  		Height = 27, ;
  		Width = 84, ;
  		Caption = "Navigate", ;
  		Name = "Command1"
  	PROCEDURE command1.Click
  		thisform._urlcombobox1.navigate
  	ENDPROC
  ENDDEFINE

2. Enter ftp.anyname.com into the URLComboBox.

3. Expand the URLComboBox and choose the address typed in step 2.

Notice that http:// has been added to the beginning of the URL.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbvfp600 kbvfp600bug kbFFC kbVS600sp3 kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP600
Version           : :6.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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