BUG: SET("DEBUGOUT") Returns Filename After SET DEBUGOUT TO

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Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Run the following code from a program (.prg) file:

         CLEAR
         ?1, SET("DEBUGOUT")
         SET DEBUGOUT TO TestDebg.Txt
         ?2, SET("DEBUGOUT")
         DEBUGOUT "Set to file"
         SET DEBUGOUT TO
         DEBUGOUT "Not set to file"
         ?3, SET("DEBUGOUT")
         MODIFY FILE TestDebg.Txt NOWAIT

The file TestDebg.txt will be displayed containing the text "Set to file." This is expected behavior. The SET DEBUGOUT TO is working properly, as the second DEBUGOUT statement is not sent to the file.

You will get the following output printed to the screen: This is not expected behavior. The line following the 3 should be empty, as is the line following the 1.

You may change the SET DEBUGOUT TO <another file>, and SET("DEBUGOUT") will then return the new file name, but to clear the return value, you must restart Visual FoxPro. Otherwise, SET('debugout') will return the most recent file name it was set to for the remainder of the Visual FoxPro session.