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Q314654: FIX: "Cannot update the Cursor" Error When Indexing a Table

Article: Q314654
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): 7.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport kbCodeSnippet kbvfp700fix kbvfp700 _IK283
Last Modified: 24-JAN-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 7.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you try to create a compact index on a table that is part of a database, and
the database is read-only or has been opened with the NOUPDATE clause, you may
receive the following error message:

  Cannot update the cursor.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Visual FoxPro for
Windows 7.0. For additional information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q316964 How to Obtain the Latest Visual FoxPro for Windows 7.0 Service Pack

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 first corrected in
Visual FoxPro for Windows 7.0 Service Pack 1.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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To reproduce the problem, run the following code from a program (.prg) file:

  CLOSE DATABASES ALL 

  DECLARE INTEGER SetFileAttributes IN win32api STRING, INTEGER
  SetFileAttributes(FULLPATH('Demo.dbc'), 0) 

  DELETE FILE demo.dbc
  DELETE FILE demo.dc?
  DELETE FILE demo.dbf
  DELETE FILE temp.idx

  CREATE DATABASE Demo
  CREATE TABLE Demo (;
  	 cTest C(10))
  USE
  CLOSE DATABASES ALL
  * Make the DBC Read-only.
  SetFileAttributes(FULLPATH('Demo.dbc'), 1)
  * OPEN DATABASE demo NOUPDATE && happens with this also.

  USE Demo
  INDEX ON cTest TO Temp
  DIR temp.idx
  CLOSE DATABASES ALL
  RETURN

Additional query words: kbVFP700sp1fix

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Keywords          : kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport kbCodeSnippet kbvfp700fix kbvfp700 _IK283 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP700
Version           : :7.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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