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Q299497: FIX: _VFP.DataToClip() Truncates DateTime Data

Article: Q299497
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): 5.0,5.0a,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbOOP kbvfp500aBUG kbvfp500bug kbvfp600bug kbGrpDSFox kbCodeSnippet kbvfp700fixkbfixlis
Last Modified: 29-AUG-2001

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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 Visual FoxPro (VFP) DataToClip() application method is used to store
data from a DateTime field to the clipboard, the data is truncated, leaving off
the trailing "M" in AM or PM.

STATUS
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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. In Visual FoxPro (VFP) 5.0 or 6.0, paste the following code in a new program:

  CLEAR
  LOCAL lcOldSetCentury
  lcOldSetCentury = SET("CENTURY")

  CREATE CURSOR TstCursor (fldDTime T)
  INSERT INTO TstCursor VALUES (DATETIME())

  _VFP.DATATOCLIP
  ? _CLIPTEXT

  SET CENTURY ON

  _VFP.DATATOCLIP
  ? _CLIPTEXT

  USE IN TstCursor
  SET CENTURY &lcOldSetCentury

2. Save and run the program (the name is not important).

This program creates a new cursor with a DateTime field and stores DATETIME to
that field. The value from that field is then stored to the clipboard using
_VFP.DataToClip, and the contents of the clipboard are printed to _SCREEN. This
is done twice: once with CENTURY off and once with CENTURY on.

In VFP 5.0 and 6.0 the DateTime values that are stored to the clipboard are
truncated and are missing the "M" in the AM/PM portion of the text. As a result,
this code prints incomplete strings to _SCREEN in those VFP versions.

REFERENCES
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For additional information on the DataClip method, click the article numbers
below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q156267 HOWTO: Use the DataToClip Method

  Q280309 PRB: _VFP.DataToClip() Only Reads DataSession 1

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbOOP kbvfp500aBUG 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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