PRB: PACK May Cause the File Name to Change Case (190117)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 6.0
This article was previously published under Q190117

SYMPTOMS

The file name of a FoxPro table changes case after a PACK command has been issued to the file name case that is specified in the USE statement.

If the Windows Explorer file name was "test.dbf" (lower case, without the quotation marks) prior to opening the table and "USE Test.dbf" was issued to open the table, the Windows Explorer file name will be "Test.dbf" after a PACK is issued.

RESOLUTION

Use the desired file name case when issuing a USE statement.

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.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

With Explorer open to the directory where the .dbf file will be created, run the following code: 
      CLOSE DATA ALL
      ERASE test.DBF
      CLEAR
      CREATE TABLE TeSt (c c(10)) &&The file name will be "TeSt"
      FOR i = 1 TO 10
         INSERT INTO test VALUES("test"+PADL(ALLTRIM(STR(i)),3,"0"))
      ENDFOR
      WAIT WINDOW "Please wait" TIME 10
      USE test && Opening the table with a different case filename.
      DELETE FOR RECNO()>7
      PACK && After the PACK, the filename will be the same as in the
           && USE command.
      USE
      ERASE test.DBF
NOTE: The file name case changes to that used in the USE statement.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/11/1999
Keywords:kbprb KB190117
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