FIX: Random Characters in Report Do Not Print Under Localized Windows (258532)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 6.0
This article was previously published under Q258532

SYMPTOMS

You create a report in Visual FoxPro 6.0 running on localized or Hebrew or Arabic-enabled Windows 9x or Windows NT. When previewing, printing to a print device, or directing output to the screen, the report does not print all characters. The characters are omitted at random; therefore, different characters may appear or disappear each time the report runs.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in the latest service pack for Visual Studio 6.0.

For additional information about Visual Studio service packs, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

194295 HOWTO: Tell That a Visual Studio Service Pack Is Installed

To download the latest Visual Studio service pack, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/downloads/updates/

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Run Visual FoxPro 6.0 on Hebrew or Arabic Windows 98.
  2. Create a Quick Report based on the Customer sample table.
  3. Add some fields to the Detail Band of the report.
  4. Print or preview the report.NOTE: In the output of the report, you should see that some random characters are missing from the report. If you do not see this behavior the very first time, repeat step 4 several times.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:12/12/2005
Keywords:kbBug kbfix kbprint kbReportWriter kbVS600sp4fix kbVS600sp5fix KB258532
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