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BUG: Semicolon in a Table Name Displays as Underscore

Article ID: 116380

Article Last Modified on 11/17/2003

Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0b for Macintosh
Microsoft FoxPro 2.5b for Macintosh
Microsoft Visual FoxPro 2.5c for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q116380

SYMPTOMS

A semicolon (;) in a table/.DBF name displays as an underscore (_) in the Browse, Edit, and View windows.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Table names with a semicolon appear normally in other components of FoxPro, such as the File Open dialog box.

Steps to Reproduce Problem

In the Command window, type the following:

      CREATE TABLE a;b (charfld C(10))
      BROWSE

Note that the name in the title bar of the Browse window is "A_b." Close the Browse window.
Type EDIT in the Command window. Note that the name in the title bar of the Edit window is "A_b." Close the Edit window.
Type SET in the Command window to open the View window. Note that the table name under Work Area is "A_b."

Additional query words: vFoxmac FoxMac 3.00 buglist2.50b buglist2.50c semi-colon under-score underline under-line akz

Keywords: KB116380