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Q315654: FIX: Code Changes Lost Switching Between Bookmarks in Methods

Article: Q315654
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): 7.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbvfp kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport 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 use bookmarks to mark code in two different methods of a form, when you
add changes to one of the methods, switch to another bookmarked method, and then
switch back to the altered method code, your changes are gone.

RESOLUTION
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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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1. Create a form called "Test".

2. Enter code into the form's Activate method. Press ALT+SHIFT+F2 to bookmark
  the code.

3. Enter code into the form's AddProperty method. Press ALT+SHIFT+F2 to bookmark
  the code.

4. Press the F2 key to go to the bookmark in the Activate method. If this fails,
  use the Properties sheet to choose the Activate method.

5. Enter some code changes in the Activate method.

6. Press the F2 key to go to the bookmark in the AddProperty method.

7. Press the F2 key to go to the Activate code with the changes.

  Note that the changes to the Activate code that you made in step 5 are gone.

Additional query words: kbVFP700sp1fix

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

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