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Q258532: FIX:All Characters in Report Don’t Print Under Localized Windows

Article: Q258532
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbprint kbPrinting kbReportWriter kbvfp600bug kbVS600sp4fix kbVS600sp4 kbVS600sp5fix
Last Modified: 11-SEP-2001

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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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You create a report in Visual FoxPro 6.0 running on localized or Hebrew or
Arabic-enabled Windows 9x or Windows NT. When previewing, printing to a print
device, or directing output to the screen, the report does not print all
characters. The characters are omitted at random; therefore, different
characters may appear or disappear each time the report runs.

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. This bug was corrected in the latest
service pack for Visual Studio 6.0.

For additional information about Visual Studio service packs, click the following
article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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

  Q194295 HOWTO: Tell That a Visual Studio Service Pack Is Installed

To download the latest Visual Studio service pack, visit the following Microsoft
Web site:

  http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/downloads/updates.asp

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Run Visual FoxPro 6.0 on Hebrew or Arabic Windows 98.

2. Create a Quick Report based on the Customer sample table.

3. Add some fields to the Detail Band of the report.

4. Print or preview the report.

NOTE: In the output of the report, you should see that some random characters are
missing from the report. If you do not see this behavior the very first time,
repeat step 4 several times.

Additional query words: sp4

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Keywords          : kbprint kbPrinting kbReportWriter kbvfp600bug kbVS600sp4fix kbVS600sp4 kbVS600sp5fix 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP600
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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