DOCUMENT:Q107399  19-NOV-1993  [B_WFOXPRO]
TITLE   :PRFOX: EVALUATE() Causes Error Message in Group Expression
PRODUCT :FoxPro For Windows
PROD/VER:2.50a
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:buglist2.50a fixlist2.50b

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, version 2.5a
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SYMPTOMS
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Using the EVALUATE() function in a group expression in the Report
Writer may generate the error message "Invalid function argument
value, type or count."
 
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in FoxPro 2.5a for
Windows. This problem was corrected in FoxPro 2.5b for Windows.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Problem
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These steps assume that you have installed the tutorial files for
FoxPro and that the main FoxPro directory is called C:\FOXPROW.
 
1. In the Command window, type the commands:
 
      SET DEFAULT TO C:\FOXPROW\TUTORIAL
      USE detail
      CREATE REPORT
 
2. From the Report menu select Quick Report, accept the defaults, and
   choose OK.
 
3. From the Report menu, choose Data Grouping.
 
4. Choose the Add button and type the following in the Group field:
 
      EVALUATE(memvar)
 
5. Choose OK to return to the Data Grouping dialog box. Then choose OK
   again.
 
6. In the Command window, type:
 
      memvar=LEFT(pno,3)
 
7. From the Report menu, choose Page Preview.
 
You will receive the error message mentioned above.

Additional reference words: 2.50a buglist2.50a fixlist2.50b 

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