BUG: MessageBox with Keycomp=Windows Returns Incorrect Value

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Macintosh, version 3.0b

SYMPTOMS

When Set Keycomp is equal to Windows in Visual FoxPro for the Macintosh, the MessageBox function returns an incorrect value. According to Visual FoxPro Help, the value returned for a "No" selection is supposed to be a 7.

RESOLUTION

There are a couple of ways you can resolve this issue. One is to hit the spacebar after moving with the arrow or tab keys to the "No" button in the MessageBox dialog box. The other alternative is to Set Keycomp to MAC. This forces the user to use the mouse to select the "No" button. Both of these options return the correct value (7) for a "No" selection.

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 Behavior

1. Type the following commands in the command window:

         SET KEYCOMP to WINDOWS
         msg=MESSAGEBOX("Yes/No Question",36) && Yes/No dialog box buttons
                                 &&displayed as well as question mark icon
   
   

2. Arrow over or tab to the No button. (Note that the thick border does not appear around the No button.) Click Enter.

3. Type the following command in the command window:

         DISPLAY MEMORY LIKE msg  &&Note the value of msg is equal to 6