BUG: Can't Enter Period in a Text Box with Scientific Notation (138607)
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 Q138607 SYMPTOMS
If a text box that has a Scientific Notation format and a picture clause of
Numeric (for example: 99999.999), when you press the Period key on the
keyboard to enter a period in the text box, the focus moves immediately to
another object.
CAUSE
There is a format conflict between the scientific notation format and the
numeric picture clause.
WORKAROUND
Either remove the numeric picture clause, and write code to validate the
data, or remove the scientific notation format.
STATUS
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.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/7/2003 |
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Keywords: | kbBug kbProgramming KB138607 |
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