PRB: Records from Other Platforms Remain in .SCX/.FRX
Article ID: 105634
Article Last Modified on 12/3/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft FoxPro 2.5b for Macintosh
- Microsoft FoxPro 2.5b
- Microsoft FoxPro 2.5b for MS-DOS
This article was previously published under Q105634
SYMPTOMS
After you transport a screen or report from one FoxPro platform to another,
records for the other platform remain in the .SCX or .FRX file. In
addition, records deleted on one platform remain in the file for other
platforms.
STATUS
This behavior is by design on all platforms to ensure cross-platform code
compatibility when platform-specific features are used.
For example, if a FoxPro for MS-DOS screen that contains text push buttons
is transported to FoxPro for Macintosh, the developer may choose to use
picture push buttons on the Macintosh instead. Therefore, the developer
will delete the text push buttons that were transported from the MS-DOS
platform and create picture push buttons for the Macintosh platform.
However, the MS-DOS records remain so that the code can be properly re-
created on the MS-DOS platform if the screen is retransported from the
Macintosh platform.
Additional query words: VFoxWin FoxMac FoxDos FoxWin
Keywords: KB105634