BUG: Run Menu Option Not Echoing Commands in Command Window

 Last reviewed: February 16, 1996
Article ID: Q117854
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.6x
  • Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, version 2.6x

SYMPTOMS

Choosing the Application command from the Run menu does not echo the commands SET DEFAULT and DO <application> in the Command window.

WORKAROUNDS

To work around this problem, do one of the following to run an application:

  • Choose the Do command from the Program menu.

    -or-

  • Issue the DO <application> command in the Command window.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

  1. From the Run menu, choose Application. Select an application (.APP) from the SAMPLE subdirectory off the main FoxPro directory (by default, FPW26 or FPD26).

  2. Choose the Run button.

  3. Quit the application and note that the SET DEFAULT and DO <application> commands are not displayed in the Command window.

NOTE: In FoxPro versions 2.5, 2.5a, and 2.5b for Windows and MS-DOS, choosing the Application command from the Run menu will echo the commands SET DEFAULT and DO <application> in the Command window.

Additional reference words: FoxDos FoxWin 2.60 2.60a buglist2.60
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KBCategory: kbprg kbui kbbuglist
KBSubcategory: FxtoolGeneral

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Last reviewed: February 16, 1996
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