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BUG: Repeated Outputs to _SCREEN Distorts _SCREEN.Picture

Article ID: 189774

Article Last Modified on 12/11/1999

Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0a
Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 Professional Edition

This article was previously published under Q189774

SYMPTOMS

Repeated output to _SCREEN might distort the _SCREEN.Picture image.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Run the following code in the Command window:
```
      _SCREEN.Picture=HOME()+'Fox.bmp'
```
Type the following in the Command window:
DISPLAY STATUS
Press Enter, and then press Escape (Esc).
Repeat steps 2 and 3 five times.
Type the following in the Command window:
Clear

RESULT: The background image in the upper left-hand portion of the Visual FoxPro desktop is distorted.

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