FIX: Record Pointer Moves in Unrelated Table When Click Browse

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, versions 2.5 and 2.6

SYMPTOMS

When you click the Browse window of an unrelated table, the record pointer moves unexpectedly. This occurs after clicking a parent-table Browse window that is open in another work area. This only occurs when the SET SKIP TO <child table> command is in effect.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Visual FoxPro 3.0b for Macintosh.

Steps to Reproduce Problem

Using the sample files from the Tutorial folder in the FoxPro folder, copy and run the program listed below:

   CLOSE DATA
   USE customer IN 1
   USE invoices IN 2 ORDER cno
   SET RELATION TO cno INTO invoices
   SET SKIP TO invoices
   USE detail IN 3
   SELECT detail
   GO 10
   BROWSE LAST NOMODIFY NOWAIT
   SELECT customer
   GO 10
   BROWSE LAST NOMODIFY NOWAIT
   ACTIVATE WINDOW "Customer"
   ACTIVATE WINDOW "Detail"