Q274791: PRB: ON KEY LABEL ALT+F6 Doesn’t Work In Windows 95, 98, or Me

Article: Q274791
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): 3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0,95,98,98 Second Edition
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbvfp300 kbvfp300b kbvfp500 kbvfp500a kbvfp600 kbOSWin95 kbOSWin98 kbGrpDSFox kbDSuppor
Last Modified: 14-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0, on platform(s):
   - the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95 
   - the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98 
   - the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition 
   - Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition 
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SYMPTOMS
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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
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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
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Start Visual FoxPro.

2. In the Command window, enter "ON KEY LABEL ALT+F6 ? "Testing ALT+F6""
  (without the quotation marks) and press ENTER.

3. In the Command window, enter "? ON('KEY','ALT+F6')" (without the quotation
  marks) 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
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For additional information, click the article number below to view the article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q126449 Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbvfp300 kbvfp300b kbvfp500 kbvfp500a kbvfp600 kbOSWin95 kbOSWin98 kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport kbCodeSnippet kbOSWinME 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper
Version           : :3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0,95,98,98 Second Edition
Issue type        : kbprb

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