FIX: Menus Display in English on Spanish-Language Operating System (313623)

SYMPTOMS

If you run the Spanish version of Visual FoxPro 7.0 on a computer running a multi-language Windows operating system (OS), such as Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows XP, and the language settings for the OS are set to any language other than Spanish(Spain) (Espanol(Espana)), the Visual FoxPro 7.0 menus appear in English instead of Spanish.

CAUSE

When Visual FoxPro loads, it checks with the OS to determine which resource file to load. If the OS returns any language setting other than "ESN" (Spanish(Spain)), Visual FoxPro defaults to the English resource file.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Visual FoxPro for Windows 7.0. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

316964 How to Obtain the Latest Visual FoxPro for Windows 7.0 Service Pack

WORKAROUND

Although Microsoft recommends that you apply Visual FoxPro 7.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1), you can work around this problem by doing one of the following:

Set the regional options for the OS to Spanish(Spain).
Use the -l command-line switch to specify the Spanish resource file. Be sure not to leave a space after the "l". For example, create a shortcut with a command line such as the following:
```
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual FoxPro\VFP7.exe" -lvfp7esn.dll
					
```
Delete or rename all of the Visual FoxPro 7.0 resource files (Vfp7xxx.dll) except Vfp7esn.dll. This forces Visual FoxPro 7.0 to load the correct resource file by default.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 7.0. This problem was first corrected in Visual FoxPro for Windows 7.0 Service Pack 1.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Install the Spanish-language version of Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
Install the Spanish-language version of Visual FoxPro 7.0.
In Windows, open the Regional and Language Options control panel.
On the Regional Options tab, set the Standards and Formats combo box to any language other than Espanol(Espana); for example, Espanol(Mexico).
Start Visual FoxPro 7.0.