DOCUMENT:Q122590  09-NOV-1994  [FOXPRO]
TITLE   :FIX: dBASE Message Clause Incorrectly Converted by MIGRATE.APP
PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro
PROD/VER:2.60    | 2.60
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS | MS-DOS
KEYWORDS:kbtool kbprg kb3rdparty kbbuglist kbfixlist

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, version 2.6
 - Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, version 2.6
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SYMPTOMS
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If a MESSAGE clause in a dBASE FMT file contains a single quotation mark
(an apostrophe) or a semi-colon, FoxPro's conversion utility (MIGRATE.APP)
converts the message string incorrectly. After the file is converted into a
FoxPro SCX file, if the MESSAGE clause contains a single quotation mark,
the single quotation mark is converted into a double quotation mark. If the
MESSAGE clause contains a semi-colon, the message is truncated following
the semi-colon.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in FoxPro version 2.60
for Windows and MS-DOS. This problem was corrected in FoxPro version
2.6a for Windows and MS-DOS.

Additional reference words: FoxWin FoxDos 2.60 dBASE IV dBASE III semicolon
@...GET quote @...SAY Transport Run buglist2.60 fixlist2.60a
KBCategory: kbtool kbprg kb3rdparty kbbuglist kbfixlist
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