PRB: BROWSE LAST Affected by SET COMPATIBLE (259547)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 3.0
Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 3.0b
Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0
Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0a
Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 6.0

This article was previously published under Q259547

SYMPTOMS

If you use the SET COMPATIBLE ON command, the BROWSE LAST (or BROWSE NOINIT) command does not show the previous settings of the Browse window.

RESOLUTION

Use the SET COMPATIBLE OFF command if the BROWSE LAST command behavior is more important than the other features affected by the SET COMPATIBLE command. The SET COMPATIBLE command is also controlled by Tools:Options:General:dBase compatibility.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Type the following code into the Command window:

USE HOME() + "labels"
BROWSE
*!* Move the first column to the end and close the window
BROWSE LAST
*!* Note that the columns are as you left them
SET COMPATIBLE ON
BROWSE LAST

Note that the columns are now in their original order.

REFERENCES

For more information about the BROWSE and SET COMPATIBLE commands, please see the Visual FoxPro Help files.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	5/12/2003
Keywords:	kbprb kbXBase KB259547 kbAudDeveloper