Vfpmsuwz.hqx: New Setup Wizard for Visual FoxPro Using OS 8 (177395)

SUMMARY

There is a new Setup Wizard for Visual FoxPro for Macintosh that runs under OS 8.

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

FoxTools.hqx

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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Instructions on Using the File

After extracting the Wzsetup.app from the .hqx file, place Wzsetup.app in the Wizards folder where Visual FoxPro is installed. In Visual FoxPro, run the Setup Wizard. The new Wzsetup.app should be 854,747 bytes in size. The original Wzsetup.app was 713,472 bytes. Wzsetup.app and the Readme.txt file are the only files in the .hqx file.

Background

When Apple released OS 8, the functionality of AppleScript changed in various ways. Microsoft was unaware of the changes that were going to be made to AppleScript in OS 8 when Visual FoxPro was released. The Visual FoxPro for Macintosh Setup Wizard uses AppleScript to copy files and communicate with the FoxPro Disk Layout Tool. The AppleScript commands in the new Setup Wizard were modified to be compatible with OS 8. The new Setup Wizard also runs properly in System software versions prior to OS 8.

For more information on changes in AppleScript in OS 8 contact Apple Computer.

Known Features and Issues with the New Setup Wizard

The new Setup Wizard automatically includes the Foxtools.cfm and Foxtools.slm files on the distribution disks. The files will be installed with the application when it is installed. Since the FoxTools files are automatically installed, you need to obtain updated copies of the files.

REFERENCES

For information on downloading the updated FoxTools files please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

163470 PATCH: Foxtools.hqx Upgrade to Prevent Setup Wizard Errors

Microsoft has not fixed any of the problems that were in the original Setup Wizard. If the new Setup Wizard is not working properly, please check the Knowledge Base articles referenced below.

For additional information on known problems or common mistakes using the Setup Wizard, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

113171 PRB: Setup Wizard: Folder Is Empty or Folder Does Not Exist

119638 ERR: Unexpected Error; File Too Large to Compress...

133449 ESL File Not Automatically Included w/ Visual FoxPro EXE

154449 BUG: Error #202 In Makestf when Running VFP/Mac Setup Wizard

154709 BUG: Setup Wizard Grid Hangs VFP When KEYCOMP Not Macintosh

155090 BUG: Setup Wizard Doesn't Have Netsetup Distribution Option

155890 PRB: FoxPro for Mac's Setup Wizard Can't Copy Source Files

159786 BUG: Setup Wizard Cannot Locate Files on Non-English Mac OS

162000 BUG: Visual FoxPro/Mac Setup Wizard Cannot Copy Source Files

163470 FILE: Setup Wizard Hangs with Type 11 Error