BUG: Five Label Layouts Have Incorrect Format

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a

SYMPTOMS

Five out of the eighty-six label layouts provided with ADDLABEL.APP display incorrect information when the label is created with the CREATE LABEL command. The five that don't work correctly are: 5199-S, 5896, Tab1 107.49, Tab2 107.23, and Tab2 107.36.

Here are the details:

• The 5199-S layout specifies that the label should be 5 3/16" wide. However, when a label is created based on this layout, it is 5.75" wide.
• The 5896 layout specifies that the label be 2 3/4" long, but when a label is created, it is 3" long. NOTE: The 5896 layout appears correctly in Visual FoxPro 5.0a.
• The Tab1 107.49 layout specifies 48.8 mm x 107 mm, but when a label is created, it is over 50 mm in length.
• The Tab2 107.23 and Tab2 107.36 layouts specify that two columns should be created, but only one column is created when these label layouts are used. NOTE: Two columns will appear if no changes are made in page layout. However, the left side of the label will be cut off.

CAUSE

When the CREATE LABEL command is issued, label layouts are derived from definitions stored in the LABELS.DBF table. The records for these five layouts store incorrect information.

RESOLUTION

If you need to use these formats, you can use the ADDLABEL.APP application to create customized label formats and store them in the resource file (FOXUSER).

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. Issue a CREATE LABEL command.

2. Choose either 5199-S or 5896 from the new label dialog.

3. Check the size of the labels.