>>I have noted that calling
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>>? left('abc', 'def')
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>>will not cause an error.
>>Also, this returs different values under vfp 5 and vfp 6.
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>>Is this vfp bug?
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>I don't know why it doesn't cause an error, but the syntax is incorrect. The >second parameter should be numeric.
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Just tried this in VFP6.0 (no SP), FoxPro Win 2.5 and FoxPro DOS 2.6.
In VFP 6.0, it prints 'abc' with no errors.
In FPW 2.5 and FPD 2.6, it correctly raises a syntax error.
Melissa Danforth
Customsoft Corporation