BUG: Macro Performs Differently in FoxPro for MS-DOS

Last reviewed: May 19, 1997
Article ID: Q130136

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, version 2.6a

SYMPTOMS

Macros created in FoxPro for Windows perform differently in FoxPro for MS-DOS. In the example below, the macro key {ALT+Z} is ignored in FoxPro for MS-DOS, but works correctly in FoxPro for Windows.

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

The following code produces results that are different in FoxPro for MS-DOS from what they are in FoxPro for Windows. In FoxPro for Windows "test.txt" contain:

   READ #1

   ALT-Z
   CTRL-Z

FoxPro for MS-DOS ignores the ALT+Z, and test.txt returns:

   READ #1

   CTRL-Z

Steps to Reproduce Problem

In FoxPro for Windows, choose Macros from the Program menu.

Create a new macro. Set the following properties:

Define Key: {ATL+S} Macro Name: mac1 Macro Contents: {ALT+Z}

                   {CTRL+Z}
                   {ENTER}

Save the macro as tmac

Create a program with the following code:

      *********Program Code************
      rest macros from tmac
      play macro mac1

      set print to test.txt
      set print on
      ? "READ #1"
      ?
      ON KEY LABEL ALT+Z ? "ALT+Z"
      ON KEY LABEL CTRL+Z ? "CTRL+Z"

      @ 1,1 get x default "Wait"
      read

      ON KEY LABEL ALT+Z
      ON KEY LABEL CTRL+Z

      set print off
      set print to
      modify command test.txt
      **********End of Code**********

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Last reviewed: May 19, 1997
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