Article: Q299934
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): 5.0,5.0a,6.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbvfp kbvfp500 kbvfp500a kbvfp500aBUG kbvfp500bug kbvfp600 kbvfp600bug KbDBFDBC kbGrpDS
Last Modified: 29-AUG-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0
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SYMPTOMS
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If you open a database and its tables with the NOUPDATE clause, you can still
create indexes.
STATUS
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This problem was corrected in Visual FoxPro version 7.0 for Windows.
MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. In Visual FoxPro (VFP) 5.0 or 6.0, paste the following code in a new program:
*!* Q299934 FIX: Database and Table Opened Noupdate Still Allows Index To Be Created
CREATE DATABASE Test
CREATE TABLE Test (F1 C(10))
CLOSE ALL
CLEAR ALL
OPEN DATABASE Test NOUPDATE
USE Test!Test NOUPDATE
INDEX ON F1 TAG F1
2. Save and run the code (the name is unimportant).
The following error message appears:
Cannot update the cursor.
3. Click Ignore.
4. Type "DISPLAY STRUCTURE" (without the quotation marks) in the Command window.
The structure appears on the screen. You see that an index was created on the
F1 field.
Additional query words:
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Keywords : kbvfp kbvfp500 kbvfp500a kbvfp500aBUG kbvfp500bug kbvfp600 kbvfp600bug KbDBFDBC kbGrpDSFox kbCodeSnippet tslic_tslic kbvfp700fix kbvfp700
Technology : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP500 kbVFP600 kbVFP500a
Version : :5.0,5.0a,6.0
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbfix
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