PRB: ON KEY LABEL ALT+F6 Does Not Work In Windows 95, 98, or Millennium Edition (274791)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 3.0, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
    • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 3.0b, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
    • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
    • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0a, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
    • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 6.0, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
    • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
This article was previously published under Q274791

SYMPTOMS

If you use the ON KEY LABEL ALT+F6 command to assign an action, when you press ALT+F6, the action does not execute.

NOTE: The other ALT+F1 to ALT+F12 key combinations work correctly. This problem does not occur on Microsoft Windows NT or Microsoft Windows 2000.

CAUSE

In Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Millennium Edition, ALT+F6 is the shortcut key to toggle on windows within the same application.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Start Visual FoxPro.
  2. In the Command window, enter ON KEY LABEL ALT+F6 ? "Testing ALT+F6" and press ENTER.
  3. In the Command window, enter ? ON('KEY','ALT+F6') and press ENTER to verify that the key is assigned.
  4. Press ALT+F6. Nothing is displayed on the screen.
(c) Microsoft Corporation 2000, All Rights Reserved. Contributions by Mark Barnard, Microsoft Corporation.

REFERENCES

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

126449 Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/28/2004
Keywords:kbCodeSnippet kbprb KB274791
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