>Actually, Sys(2017)'s behavior depends on the version of vfp.
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>In vfp7 it did nothing.
>I don't know about vfp8, but in vfp9 it returns the checksum of the current record in the current work area.
Why, indeed. I had only checked the help file for VFP 6, which says:
SYS(2017) - Display Startup Screen
Included for backward compatibility. Use CREATE FORM instead.In VFP 8, which I have installed here, it is as you say: checksum for current record.
What a confusion.
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