PRB: Empty Report Band Won't Close

• Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6, 2.6a

SYMPTOMS

When creating a report in the FoxPro Windows report writer, you may not be able to close up a report band if there are any phantom spaces left anywhere within a band region.

CAUSE

If you place a text literal on any band and then backspace over that text without first selecting and then deleting it, a phantom space may be left behind, preventing the band from being closed up any further. Attempting to close the band up further, only blinks the band you are trying to close. The band remains fixed in the same location.

RESOLUTION

Because the space is an invisible character, you will not be able to point at it to delete it. Instead, you must click the Arrow Tool, drag out the rubber band to encompass the region where the space is, and then press the DELETE key. You should then be able to close up the band.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. From the File menu on the FoxPro main menu, choose New. Select Report, and choose the New button.

2. Click the Text Tool, and in the detail band, type in the word TEST plus one additional space. Close up the detail band until it is touching the bottom of the word TEST. When you reach the bottom of the text object, the detail band will blink rapidly. Click the end of the word TEST to place the cursor right after the last T. Then backspace over the word until it is deleted. Now, click the button at the far left of the detail band, and try to close the band. It should blink, indicating that it is closed as far as it can be. This is because there is still a Chr(32) -- phantom space -- left behind.