Windows XP Pro and Possible filePro Bug

Fairlight fairlite at fairlite.com
Wed Dec 1 16:26:28 PST 2004


When asked his whereabouts on Wed, Dec 01, 2004 at 07:09:12PM -0500,
Bob Stockler took the fifth, drank it, and then slurred:
> I have only filePro 5.0.07 on Windows XP Professional + SP2.
> 
> I have verified that I get the "kick-out" and error message
> (I discussed in another thread earlier) when I exit a filePro
> User Menu Command Line that begins with a "@" (to require a
> "Press [Enter]" after that Menu Choice completes, before the
> user is returned to the Menu).
> 
> I would appreciate anyone with the latest filePro release and
> Windows XP Professional + SP2 experimenting with putting a @
> as the first character on a filePro User Menu Command Line to
> see if they get the error I reported.
> 
> If so, I'll report it to fPtech as a bug.
> 
> Bob (who believes reporting a fixed bug is a waste of effort)

Isn't that a batch thing...like @ECHO ON and the like?  Mightn't it be a
conflict, depending how those are handled by fP?  I've seen that syntax in
batch files for years, so I know it has a special meaning (although I've
since forgotten what the actual meaning is).

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