Visual FoxPro 6.0 articles, fixes and updates - February 2005

This list contains all of the known Microsoft Knowledge Base articles, howtos, fixes, hotfixes, webcasts and updates of Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 that have been released in February 2005. The list is daily updated.

• 173582 How to use OLE automation to display Microsoft Outlook from Visual FoxPro Q173582 KB173582 February 28, 2005
• 249716 How to use the NetRemoteTOD function to obtain date and time information from a server Q249716 KB249716 February 24, 2005
• 239771 How to return a resultset from Oracle stored procedures into an ADO recordset Q239771 KB239771 February 24, 2005
• 192693 License error with ActiveX control added at run-time Q192693 KB192693 February 24, 2005
• 176069 How to print a range of pages in Word by using OLE automation Q176069 KB176069 February 24, 2005
• 173709 Header.exe Lists Microsoft Outlook 97 Constants Q173709 KB173709 February 24, 2005
• 172455 ExitFox.exe Overcomes "Cannot Quit Visual FoxPro" Error Q172455 KB172455 February 24, 2005
• 168055 PRB: Files Saved to Novell Server May Give Read-Only Message Q168055 KB168055 February 24, 2005
• 165775 HOWTO: Set up a Visual FoxPro Internet Server Q165775 KB165775 February 24, 2005
• 164385 BUG: Large Result Sets May Become Corrupted in VFP Q164385 KB164385 February 24, 2005
• 138205 How to use OLE automation in Visual FoxPro with Microsoft Word Q138205 KB138205 February 24, 2005
• 133163 How to control printer attributes for a report at run time Q133163 KB133163 February 24, 2005
• 130732 How to create a data source to access Excel files Q130732 KB130732 February 24, 2005
• 281380 How to print multiple .tif files from Visual FoxPro Q281380 KB281380 February 22, 2005
• 185628 Printing or previewing Report Form results in incorrect data Q185628 KB185628 February 22, 2005
• 163800 INFO: Create an SQL Command with > 255 Characters Q163800 KB163800 February 22, 2005
• 135342 BUG: The Scope on Report command does not work as expected in version 2.x Q135342 KB135342 February 22, 2005
• 130506 HOWTO: Use AERROR() in Place of DBERROR() for ODBC Errors Q130506 KB130506 February 22, 2005
• 130463 HOWTO: How to Import Microsoft Access Data Q130463 KB130463 February 22, 2005
• 130137 HOWTO: How to Use ODBC to Run SQL SELECT on Microsoft Excel Data Q130137 KB130137 February 22, 2005
• 129401 Using Low-Level I/O to Remove Leading CR/LF Created by LIST Q129401 KB129401 February 22, 2005
• 129329 How To Populate a Form's List Box Object from an Array Q129329 KB129329 February 22, 2005
• 120098 INFO: Two Ways to Search & Remove Characters from a Text String Q120098 KB120098 February 22, 2005
• 114787 How To Execute a Stored Procedure on SQL Server Q114787 KB114787 February 22, 2005
• 114670 HOWTO: Passing Variables to SELECT-SQL w/o Using Macro Substitution Q114670 KB114670 February 22, 2005
• 114248 How to print specific number of records in detail band Q114248 KB114248 February 22, 2005
• 100554 INFO: Using ADIR() Function to Obtain MS-DOS File Information Q100554 KB100554 February 22, 2005
• 282047 Printing reports causes Exception C0000005 Error or incorrect output Q282047 KB282047 February 21, 2005
• 194702 How to locate Windows special folder locations Q194702 KB194702 February 21, 2005
• 139048 Update SQL works incorrectly with RAND() function in WHERE clause Q139048 KB139048 February 21, 2005
• 110970 Use of the ON SHUTDOWN command Q110970 KB110970 February 21, 2005
• 299074 Reports that are previewed or that are printed may appear blank when the computer is set to use the Microsoft Windows High Contrast Black color scheme in Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0 and in Visual FoxPro for Windows 6.0 Q299074 KB299074 February 18, 2005
• 196102 User-defined page size may cause report distortion in Windows 95 and in Windows 98 Q196102 KB196102 February 18, 2005
• 125046 Description of the differences among the macro substitution tool, the name expressions tool, and the EVALUATE function tool in FoxPro Q125046 KB125046 February 18, 2005
• 114135 How to print an "X" instead of a "Y/N" for a logical field in a report in FoxPro Q114135 KB114135 February 18, 2005
• 263287 How to set print options without a REPORT FORM ... PROMPT command Q263287 KB263287 February 17, 2005
• 232660 BUG: A GDI leak occurs when you print a report with a 256-color bitmap and with SET PALETTE OFF in Visual FoxPro for Windows Q232660 KB232660 February 17, 2005
• 177575 PRB: ActiveX Controls Passing Variant* Back to VFP Cause Error Q177575 KB177575 February 17, 2005
• 177260 BUG: Execution of the REPORT FORM command sets the focus to the application in Visual FoxPro Q177260 KB177260 February 17, 2005
• 812696 Error 41: "Memo file is missing or invalid" error message when you access Visual FoxPro tables on a computer that is running Windows Millennium Edition or an earlier version of Windows from a computer that is running Windows XP Q812696 KB812696 February 16, 2005
• 311306 How to use Visual FoxPro to download a Web page from the Internet Q311306 KB311306 February 16, 2005
• 285396 How to obtain Microsoft Office constants from .olb files with Visual FoxPro Q285396 KB285396 February 16, 2005
• 191867 How to obtain SQL Server version information from Visual FoxPro Q191867 KB191867 February 16, 2005
• 190869 Visual FoxPro 6.0 required run-time files Q190869 KB190869 February 16, 2005
• 182137 A memory error may occur when you use the HP LaserJet 4000 TN PCL 5e driver in Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0 and in Visual FoxPro for Windows 6.0 Q182137 KB182137 February 16, 2005
• 181926 How to automate mail merge to Word using OLE and ODBC Q181926 KB181926 February 16, 2005
• 174689 HOWTO: Set a Primary Key to Updateable in a View Q174689 KB174689 February 16, 2005
• 171266 The “REPORT FORM TO FILE” command launches a WinFax application in Visual FoxPro for Windows Q171266 KB171266 February 16, 2005
• 162253 FIX: Form Builder Form Causes Illegal Operation Q162253 KB162253 February 16, 2005
• 156579 ACTIVATE WINDOW DEBUG activates the Debug Output window Q156579 KB156579 February 16, 2005
• 105009 You may receive the "Record out of range" error message when a FoxPro for MS-DOS report is modified in Visual FoxPro for Windows, Visual FoxPro 8.0, and in Visual FoxPro 9.0 Professional Edition Q105009 KB105009 February 16, 2005
• 196709 INFO: Files Installed Win 98\SYSTEM Folder for DCOM98 Step 3 Q196709 KB196709 February 15, 2005
• 196708 INFO: Files Remaining in NT\SYSTEM32 Folder After VFP6 Removal Q196708 KB196708 February 15, 2005
• 196706 INFO: Files Installed in WINNT\SYSTEM32 Folder for MSDN Q196706 KB196706 February 15, 2005
• 196705 INFO: Files Installed in WINNT\SYSTEM32 Folder for VFP6 Setup Q196705 KB196705 February 15, 2005
• 196703 INFO: Files Installed in WINNT\SYSTEM32 Folder for NT SP3 Q196703 KB196703 February 15, 2005
• 141551 How to hide the FoxPro Run Command window in Visual FoxPro Q141551 KB141551 February 15, 2005
• 195525 PRB: SQLPREPARE Limited to 254 Characters Q195525 KB195525 February 14, 2005
• 297803 FIX: Visual FoxPro crashes when two instances of the preview window are active Q297803 KB297803 February 11, 2005
• 216587 BUG: Previewing a report causes memory leak Q216587 KB216587 February 11, 2005
• 194434 HOWTO: Using the Setup Wizard in Visual FoxPro 6.0 Q194434 KB194434 February 11, 2005
• 193728 PRB: SET COLLATE TO Command Causes Inconsistent Comparisons Q193728 KB193728 February 11, 2005
• 192081 Printing a report from the Preview window causes a nesting error Q192081 KB192081 February 11, 2005
• 191955 The NOWAIT clause of REPORT command breaks filter printing report from Preview window Q191955 KB191955 February 11, 2005
• 185865 FIX: Printing reports in a loop hangs Visual FoxPro Q185865 KB185865 February 11, 2005
• 174404 BUG: Field aliases options in Expression Builder dialog box are disabled Q174404 KB174404 February 11, 2005
• 172851 BUG: REPORT FORM TO FILE ASCII adds extra carriage return and line feed characters to output file Q172851 KB172851 February 11, 2005
• 164367 BUG: The Report Designer selects objects after you print a report from the Report Writer Designer Q164367 KB164367 February 11, 2005
• 141797 Fw1223.exe Describes Components of a Customized Builder Q141797 KB141797 February 11, 2005
• 134793 Text labels do not float with memo fields in a report Q134793 KB134793 February 11, 2005
• 133286 HOWTO: Use Microsoft Access Data in Visual FoxPro Q133286 KB133286 February 11, 2005
• 128817 How to display check boxes in a report Q128817 KB128817 February 11, 2005
• 115109 INFO: @ Cannot Be Used As a Delimiter with the APPEND Command Q115109 KB115109 February 11, 2005
• 114949 INFO: Description of the FOXTOUCH() Function Q114949 KB114949 February 11, 2005
• 100069 INFO: Outer Join with Three or More Data Tables Q100069 KB100069 February 11, 2005
• 95232 PRB: Video Card Causes GP Faults or Display Problems Q95232 KB95232 February 11, 2005
• 92357 INFO: Using Independent (Nonstructural) Compound Index Files Q92357 KB92357 February 11, 2005
• 174524 How To Retrieve and Insert HTML Into Memo Field Q174524 KB174524 February 10, 2005
• 168256 How To Programmatically Launch Dial-Up Networking Connection Q168256 KB168256 February 10, 2005
• 164739 BUG: "Invalid Coordinates" Error Message Received when Sending @ SAYs to Text File Q164739 KB164739 February 10, 2005
• 94350 FoxPro FONTMETRIC() Function Returns Font Attributes Q94350 KB94350 February 10, 2005
• 92359 INFO: Using the FoxPro LOOKUP() Function Q92359 KB92359 February 10, 2005
• 90959 INFO: Using INDEX ON <Tag> UNIQUE to Create Unique Index Q90959 KB90959 February 10, 2005
• 88885 INFO: Using the IIF Function in FoxBASE+ or FoxPro Q88885 KB88885 February 10, 2005
• 221652 FIX: The filter is ignored if you use the NOWAIT clause with a filter when you preview a report that has a table in the data environment in Visual FoxPro for Windows Q221652 KB221652 February 8, 2005
• 153003 How to perform a screen capture programmatically from Visual FoxPro Q153003 KB153003 February 8, 2005
• 186088 BUG: A variable that is defined in a report may not be released after closing, after previewing, or after printing the report in Visual FoxPro Q186088 KB186088 February 7, 2005
• 304639 How to find PaperSize for custom print sizes under Windows NT and later versions by using Windows API functions Q304639 KB304639 February 2, 2005
• 219956 You receive the "Too many files open" error message when you run VFP on Windows Terminal Server Q219956 KB219956 February 2, 2005
• 135398 How to write to the Windows registry by using Windows API calls Q135398 KB135398 February 2, 2005