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BUG: KEYBOARD Multiple Tabs Do Not Work in Browse Window

Article ID: 193024

Article Last Modified on 5/10/2003

Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0 Standard Edition
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

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SYMPTOMS

Using the KEYBOARD command to issue multiple tabs, to programmatically move from column to column in a Browse window, does not work.

RESOLUTION

Separate the tabs by some non-functional keystroke. For example, to workaround the problem, you may use these two techniques: KEYBOARD '{TAB}{CTRL+ALT+RIGHTARROW}{TAB}{CTRL+ALT+RIGHTARROW}{TAB}{CTRL+ALT+ RIGHTARROW}{TAB}'

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#DEFINE TAB '{TAB}{CTRL+ALT+RIGHTARROW}' KEYBOARD TAB+TAB+TAB+'{TAB}'

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

In the Command window, issue the BROWSE command for a table that contains more than four fields.

Create a program and enter the following code in the program: ACTIVATE WINDOW <Browse name> KEYBOARD '{Tab}{Tab}{Tab}{Tab}'

Save and run the program.

In Visual FoxPro 5.0x and 6.0, the highlight cursor moves to the next column instead of to the fourth column. In Visual FoxPro 3.0b, the third column of the browse appears highlighted. However, In Visual FoxPro 3.0b, if you keyboard less than three Tabs, it works properly.

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