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FIX: GET Field Default Sizes on the Desktop Are Too Small

Article ID: 135614

Article Last Modified on 3/24/2000

Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q135614

SYMPTOMS

When issuing an @...GET with a default value to the Visual FoxPro Desktop, the displayed GET field is too small for the displayed value.

WORKAROUND

Add a SIZE cause to @...GET command to increase the size of the displayed GET field. See Example Two in the "More Information" section. -or-
Issue the @...GET in a user-defined window. See Example Three in the "More Information" section.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Visual FoxPro 3.0b for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce and Work Around Problem

Example One:

From the Command window, issue this command:

   @2,2 GET MyField1 DEFAULT "Too Small"

The GET field will not display the entire default value.

Example Two: Re-issue the @...GET command as follows:

   @2,2 GET MyField2 DEFAULT "Too Small" SIZE 1,15

The entire default GET field will be displayed.

Example Three:

Define and activate a window and then issue the @...GET.

   DEFINE WINDOW MyWindow AT 2,2 SIZE 30,30
   ACTIVATE WINDOW MyWindow
   @2,2 GET MyField3 DEFAULT "Is this Too Small"

The entire default GET field will be displayed.

Additional query words: 3.00 VFoxWin fixlist3.00b buglist3.00

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbcode KB135614