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Q318997: FIX: Report Form ASCII Clause Allows No White Space

Article: Q318997
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): 7.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbCtrl kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport kbCodeSnippet kbvfp700 _IK283 kbVFP700sp1fix
Last Modified: 16-APR-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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When you use the REPORT FORM ASCII clause in Visual FoxPro version 7.0, no white
space is produced between the detail band and the page footer in the ASCII file
that is created. This assumes that there is space between the detail band and
the page footer on the report.

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 Microsoft Visual FoxPro for
Windows 7.0.

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. Paste the following code in a program (.prg) file named Test, and then run
  the program from the Command window:

  CLOSE TABLES ALL
  DELETE FILE mytest.DBF
  DELETE FILE myreport.fr?
  DELETE FILE myreport.txt

  CREATE TABLE mytest (fld1 C(20), fld2 C(20))
  FOR x = 1 TO 5
  	INSERT INTO mytest VALUES (REPLICATE(CHR(64+x),10), ;
                            REPLICATE(CHR(64+x),10))
  ENDFOR

  CREATE REPORT myreport NOWAIT
  *Make a quick report
  KEYBOARD "{ALT+R}Q{PAUSE 1}{ENTER}"
  ACTIVATE WINDOW 'Report Designer'
  KEYBOARD "{CTRL+W}"
  DOEVENTS

  REPORT FORM myreport PREVIEW
  REPORT FORM myreport TO FILE myreport.txt ASCII
  MODIFY FILE myreport.txt NOWAIT
  USE

2. After you run the program, view the Report Preview. Note that the report
  contains five lines of data, followed by white space, and then a date in the
  page footer.

3. Close the Report Preview window, and note that the report now shows the date
  directly below the last line of data in the ASCII text file.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbCtrl kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport kbCodeSnippet kbvfp700 _IK283 kbVFP700sp1fix 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP700
Version           : :7.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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