PRB: SetupWizard .INF File Contains a Bad Description Line (104349)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 3.0
  • Microsoft FoxPro for Windows 2.5
  • Microsoft FoxPro for Windows 2.5a
  • Microsoft FoxPro for Windows 2.5b
  • Microsoft FoxPro for Windows 2.6
This article was previously published under Q104349

SYMPTOMS

The following error message occurs when you attempt to run a setup routine that was created using the FoxPro SetupWizard. This message will appear after the details have been entered on the first setup screen.
Error: INF file contains a badly formed file description line - too few fields (commas)
Also, Visual FoxPro produces the following error:
Object ID 0: Invalid ObjID field: 240.00....

CAUSE

This error occurs because the SetupWizard has written decimal places to a field in the .INF file.

RESOLUTION

To eliminate this error, issue the following command before running the SetupWizard:

SET FIXED OFF

The .INF files will now be correctly written.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/1/2003
Keywords:KB104349
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