Windows XP Pro and Possible filePro Bug

Kenneth Brody kenbrody at bestweb.net
Wed Dec 1 17:21:30 PST 2004


Fairlight wrote:
> 
> 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 cannot duplicate it on XP SP1.  I do not have SP2 to try.

[...]
> 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).

It's a filePro thing when on the filePro menu command line.

In a batch file, it means "don't echo this line".

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