PRB: Splitting a Filename in a Command Line Causes Error

ID: Q111318

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5, 2.5a, and 2.5b
• Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 2.5, 2.5a, and 2.5b
• Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, version 2.5b

SYMPTOMS

Using a semicolon (;) to split a filename over two or more lines in a command line generates the error message Unrecognized phrase/keyword in command."

RESOLUTION

To use a semicolon to break program lines containing filenames, use one of the following two methods:

• Do not break the line in the middle of the filename. Use the following method for splitting the command line instead:

        USE;
        C:\FOXPROW\TUTORIAL\CUSTOMER
  

  -or-

• Surround the file designation with quotation marks:

        USE "C:\FOXPROW\TUT;
        ORIAL\CUSTOMER"
  

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Assuming you do not already have a program called TEST.PRG, create a

   program called TEST.PRG that contains the following lines of code. You
   can substitute any directory path to a valid .DBF file.

      USE C:\FOXPROW\TUT;
      ORIAL\CUSTOMER

   the FoxPro Command window.