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PRB: SetupWizard .INF File Contains a Bad Description Line

Article ID: 104349

Article Last Modified on 12/1/2003

Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft FoxPro 2.5b
Microsoft FoxPro 2.5a
Microsoft FoxPro 2.5b
Microsoft FoxPro 2.6 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q104349

SYMPTOMS

The following error message occurs when you attempt to run a setup routine that was created using the FoxPro SetupWizard. This message will appear after the details have been entered on the first setup screen.

Error: INF file contains a badly formed file description line - too few fields (commas)

Also, Visual FoxPro produces the following error:

Object ID 0: Invalid ObjID field: 240.00....

CAUSE

This error occurs because the SetupWizard has written decimal places to a field in the .INF file.

RESOLUTION

To eliminate this error, issue the following command before running the SetupWizard:

SET FIXED OFF

The .INF files will now be correctly written.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

Additional query words: VFoxWin FoxWin 2.50 distribution kit setup wizard

Keywords: KB104349