BUG: Option Button in Export Dialog Box Causes Error Messages (166510)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Macintosh 3.0b
This article was previously published under Q166510

SYMPTOMS

Choosing the Option button in the Export dialog when attempting to export a table contained within a database causes one of two error messages to appear:
.DBC Internal Consistency Error

-or-

Cannot find object in database.
However, if you simply choose a table from a database, pick a file type from the Type list box, and type a name in the To list box, all the records in the table export properly.

RESOLUTION

Use the EXPORT command by typing it in the Command window or running it from a program. For instance, to copy the first 10 records of the Products table into an Excel 4.0 worksheet, use the following syntax: 
   USE HOME()+"\Samples\data\Products.dbf"
   EXPORT TO Ztest.xls TYPE XLS FOR RECNO()<11

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

The Options button normally reveals a dialog box that allows you to set filters that control which records or fields are exported.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Type CLOSE ALL in the Command window.
  2. Select Export from the File menu.
  3. In the Export dialog box, click the button to the right of the "From" field.
  4. Navigate to the Samples\Data folder and select Products.dbf.
  5. Click OK.
  6. In the Export dialog box, click Options.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/11/1999
Keywords:kbbug KB166510
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