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Required path to open samples from Help
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Visual FoxPro
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>>>>>All,
>>>>>
>>>>>What are the required settings or correct location to the samples to make the VFP solutions sample open from within the VFP help?
>>>>>
>>>>>I tried several settings to the MSDN\..\Vfp98\ folder but nothing works. It keeps giving me an error 98 "Object doesn't support this property or method".
>>>>>
>>>>>It used to work with the original MSDN that came with VS6.
>>>>>
>>>>>TIA
>>>>
>>>>What does the _SAMPLES system variable hold? If it's empty, you can set it under Tools/Options/File Locations.
>>>
>>>It holds the correct path to the new MSDN library release: d:\program files\microsoft visual studio\msdn\..\1033\samples\vfp98.
>>>
>>>This was the first place I looked, but doesn't seem to help.
>>>Thanks.
>>
>>I had that feeling. Got a topic handy with such a reference? I looked and couldn't find one quickly.
>
>You mean how to get there on the help?
>
>It's under the contents tab / Samples / Visual FoxPro Samples and then there is are two links to Open or Run the Solutions sample. The link points to vfpsamppage.htm.
>
>Thanks.

I found what you're referring to I think in the July, 2001 MSDN, but the VFP samples bring up either a "page cannot be displayed" sheet or isn't associated with a topic. Makes sense (though annoying) what with the way VFP has been moved out of the VS docs.
George

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