BUG: Macro Performs Differently in FoxPro for MS-DOS

ID: Q130136

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, version 2.6a

SYMPTOMS

Macros created in FoxPro for Windows perform differently in FoxPro for MS-DOS. In the example below, the macro key {ALT+Z} is ignored in FoxPro for MS-DOS, but works correctly in FoxPro for Windows.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

The following code produces results that are different in FoxPro for MS-DOS from what they are in FoxPro for Windows. In FoxPro for Windows "test.txt" contain:


   READ #1

   ALT-Z
   CTRL-Z

FoxPro for MS-DOS ignores the ALT+Z, and test.txt returns:


   READ #1

   CTRL-Z

Steps to Reproduce Problem

In FoxPro for Windows, click Macros from the Program menu.

Create a new macro. Set the following properties:



   Define Key: {ALT+S}
   Macro Name:  mac1
   Macro Contents: {ALT+Z}
                   {CTRL+Z}
                   {ENTER}

Save the macro as tmac.

Create a program with the following code:


      *********Program Code************
      rest macros from tmac
      play macro mac1

      set print to test.txt
      set print on
      ? "READ #1"
      ?
      ON KEY LABEL ALT+Z ? "ALT+Z"
      ON KEY LABEL CTRL+Z ? "CTRL+Z"

      @ 1,1 get x default "Wait"
      read

      ON KEY LABEL ALT+Z
      ON KEY LABEL CTRL+Z

      set print off
      set print to
      modify command test.txt
      **********End of Code

Additional query words:


Keywords          : FxprgGeneral 
Version           : MS-DOS:2.6a
Platform          : MS-DOS 
Issue type        :