DOCUMENT:Q121438  10-NOV-1994  [FOXPRO]
TITLE   :BUG: Status Bar Doesn't Change on Wizard-Generated Screens
PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro
PROD/VER:2.60 2.60a | 2.60 2.60a | 2.60a
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS    | MS-DOS     | MACINTOSH
KEYWORDS:kbui kbdisplay kbtool kbbuglist

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.6, 2.6a
 - Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.6, 2.6a
 - Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, version 2.6a
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SYMPTOMS
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The message displayed in the status bar when you choose a button in a
screen generated by the Screen Wizard does not change when the prompt
displayed on the button has been changed.

For example, choosing the Edit button changes that button's prompt to Save.
However, choosing the Save button still displays "Edit current record" in
the status bar.

NOTE: In FoxPro for MS-DOS, the message is displayed at the bottom of the
screen instead of in the status bar.

CAUSE
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When the Screen Wizard generates the screen and builds the @ ... GET
fields, it adds a MESSAGE clause that is relevant to only one of the
prompts for a given button. Because there is no such thing as a "dynamic
GET" that would allow this message to change on the fly, the message does
not change with the button prompt. This behavior occurs because of a
problem with the Screen Wizard and FoxPro's inability to change messages on
the fly.

For additional information about how to display unique messages for push
button prompts, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q104347
   TITLE     : INF: Displaying Unique Messages for Prompts in a Button Set

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem
and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it
becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Problem
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1. From the Run menu, choose Wizard. Choose Screen.

2. Choose the Open button. Select CUSTOMER.DBF from the TUTORIAL
   subdirectory in the main FoxPro directory. Choose the Open button.

3. Choose the Finish button.

4. When prompted for a screen title, select Save And Run Screen. Choose
   the Finish button.

5. When prompted to save the screen, accept the default of CUSTOMER.SCX and
   choose the Save button.

6. When the newly generated screen is displayed, choose the Edit button.
   Note that the prompt for that button changes to Save.

7. Click the Save button, holding down the mouse button (do not release the
   button).

Note that the message displayed in the status bar is "Edit current record"
instead of "Save current record."

Additional reference words: FoxMac FoxDos FoxWin 2.60 statusbar buglist2.60
KBCategory: kbui kbdisplay kbtool kbbuglist
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