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BUG: Output Lines from TYPE Command Not Numbered

Article ID: 191589

Article Last Modified on 5/12/2003

Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0b Standard Edition
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 Q191589

SYMPTOMS

The output from the TYPE command does not contain line numbers when using the NUMBER, AUTO, and WRAP options.

CAUSE

When combining the AUTO, WRAP, and NUMBER options the lines beginning with spaces are not parsed correctly. Therefore, some line numbers are omitted.

RESOLUTION

Remove the spaces from the beginning of any lines in the text file.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Create a text file named Ztest.txt that contains the following data. When adding the second line, press the space bar several times to add a few spaces before typing the data.
Test line 1
Test Line 2
Test Line 3
Test Line 4
Close the text file and type the following line in the Command window:
TYPE Ztest.txt NUMBER AUTO WRAP
Notice that the second line does not have a line number preceding it.
If you type the following, you get the proper line numbers:
TYPE Ztest.txt NUMBER AUTO

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