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PRB: "Cannot Open File - Error Setting RESOURCE" in VFP Mac

Article ID: 158831

Article Last Modified on 12/11/1999

Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0b for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q158831

SYMPTOMS

When attempting to make changes or press the OK button in TOOLS - OPTIONS, you may receive either or both of the following errors:

Cannot open file - Error setting RESOURCE

-or-

Command contains unrecognized phrase/keyword

CAUSE

There is an 's (apostrophe "s") as part of your hard drive name (for example, Bill's Mac).

WORKAROUND

Remove the 's (apostrophe "s") from the hard drive name.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this behavior and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Change your hard drive name to YOURNAME's MAC.
Launch Visual FoxPro.
Go into TOOLS - OPTIONS.
Make a change or click OK.

NOTE: It appears to save whatever changes that you make most of the time.

Additional query words: vFoxMac kbdse

Keywords: kbenv KB158831