BUG: FoxPro Allows Illegal Field Definition Interactively

ID: Q122512

2.50x 2.60 2.60a | 2.50x 2.60 2.60a | 2.50x 2.60a

WINDOWS          | MS-DOS           | Macintosh

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The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5x, 2.6, 2.6a
Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.5x, 2.6, 2.6a
Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, versions 2.5x, 2.6a

SYMPTOMS

When you define fields interactively, FoxPro allows illegal field definitions on numeric fields that have two decimal places and three bytes in width.

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

Program to Reproduce Problem

The following program demonstrates the problem:

   CREATE TABLE temp ;
      ( Field_name c(10), Field_type c(1), ;
      Field_len n(3),Field_dec n(3) )  && illegal definitions
   MODIFY STRUCTURE
   INSERT INTO temp VALUES ("TestField","N",3,2)
   CREATE test FROM temp      && error occurs here

When you run this program, FoxPro displays the "Illegal decimal length

 ....  detected on field 1" error message.

Additional reference words: FoxWin FoxMac FoxDos 2.50 2.50a 2.50b 2.60 2.60a buglist2.50 buglist2.50a buglist2.50b buglist2.60 buglist2.60a KBCategory: kbprg kbbuglist KBSubcategory: FxprgGeneral

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Version           : 2.50x 2.60 2.60a | 2.50x 2.60 2.
Platform          : MACINTOSH MS-DOS WINDOWS