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Q299074: BETA FIX: Blank Reports with High Contrast Color Scheme

Article: Q299074
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): 5.0,5.0a,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbprint kbPrinting kbReportWriter kbvfp500bug kbvfp600bug kbGrpDSFox kbCodeSnippet kbvf
Last Modified: 11-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When the computer is set to use the Microsoft Windows High Contrast Black color
scheme, reports that are previewed or printed from Visual FoxPro (VFP) 5.0 and
6.0 may be blank.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem was corrected in Visual FoxPro version 7.0 for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Configure the computer that is running Microsoft Windows to use the High
  Contrast Black color scheme. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Right-click the Windows desktop and click Properties.

  2. In the Display Properties dialog box, click the Appearance tab.

  3. Select High Contrast Black and click OK.

2. In VFP 5.0 or 6.0, paste the following code in new program. Save and run the
  program (the name is unimportant).

  *!* Q299074 FIX: Blank Previewed and Printed Reports With High Contrast Black Color Scheme
  LOCAL lni
  ERASE Q299074_REPO.FR?
  CREATE CURSOR Q299074 (f1 I, f2 c(50))
  FOR lni = 1 TO 1
  	INSERT INTO Q299074 VALUES (lni, '')
  ENDFOR

  CREATE REPORT Q299074_REPRO FROM Q299074
  REPLACE ALL f2 WITH 'Report as created ' + TTOC(DATETIME())
  REPORT FORM Q299074_REPRO PREVIEW
  REPORT FORM Q299074_REPRO TO PRINTER

  KEYB '{ctrl+a}'
  MODI REPO Q299074_REPRO

  REPLACE ALL f2 WITH 'Report w/ font changes made ' + TTOC(DATETIME())
  REPORT FORM Q299074_REPRO PREVIEW
  REPORT FORM Q299074_REPRO TO PRINTER

3. A report previews. Note that the text appears as white with a black
  background, as expected from the scheme. On the Print Preview toolbar, click
  Close to print the report.

4. In the report designer that displays, all of the items on the report are
  selected. On the Format menu, click Font. Click OK in the Font dialog box,
  then press CTRL+W to close and save the report.

5. The preview again displays, but this time none of the objects are visible. On
  the Print Preview toolbar, click Close to print the report a second time.

Note that the first printing of the report (where the preview objects were
visible) is blank. The second printing of the report (where the preview objects
were not visible) prints correctly.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbprint kbPrinting kbReportWriter kbvfp500bug kbvfp600bug kbGrpDSFox kbCodeSnippet kbvfp700fix kbfixlist
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP500 kbVFP600 kbVFP500a
Version           : :5.0,5.0a,6.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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