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BUG: JustPath() May Return an Empty String for Some Paths

Article ID: 189719

Article Last Modified on 12/11/1999

Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 Professional Edition

This article was previously published under Q189719

SYMPTOMS

When using the JustPath() function in Visual FoxPro to strip off the file name portion of a full path, an empty string may be returned when dealing with files located in the root directory of a drive.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Use the JustPath() function as follows:

   ?JustPath("c:boot.ini") && For Windows NT 4.0 systems

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Use the JustPath() function as follows:

   ?JustPath("c:msdos.sys") &&For Windows 95 or Windows 98 systems

RESULTS: Nothing appears on the Visual FoxPro desktop.

Additional query words: kbVFp600bug kbXBase kbvfp600

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB189719