FILES$(1) Function Doesn't Work Properly with System 6.0.8 (95332)

SUMMARY

The FILES$(1) function in QuickBasic version 1.0b does not work correctly with the Macintosh operating system version 6.0.8. The FILES$(1) function is supposed to display a window that contains a list of all files the user can select. Under System 6.0.8, a dialog box appears on the screen, but instead of listing all the files in the current folder, it is empty.

To work around this problem, do any one of the following:

• Call the FILES$ function with a second parameter, such as the following

        FILES$(1,<promptstring$>)

  where <promptstring$> is a list of file types to display in the window. For more information about the FILES$ function, see page 131 of the "Microsoft QuickBasic for Apple Macintosh: Language Reference" manual. -or-
  
  
• Use a different version of the Macintosh operating system. If you are going to use QuickBasic 1.0b, you will have to use a different version of the System software. -or-
  
  
• If you do not have a different version of the System software, use QuickBasic version 1.0e.
  
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