I had this problem with W2K and VFP8. Turned out to be a problem with file associations.
Open Windows Explorer.
Tools->Folder Options
File Types Tab
Scroll to dbf extension and click the Advanced button.
Highlite open and click the edit button.
Action: open
Application used: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual FoxPro 8\vfp8.exe" -SHELL
Use DDE: checked
DDE Action: Open("%1")
Application: FoxPro
DDE Application Not Running: (blank)
Topic: System
Regards,
Mike
>I have a strange problem in VFP 9.0 beta
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>When I double click on a .dbf file in windows explorer, it open VFP 9.0 and two copies of the table.
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>It only seems to happen when VFP is not already running - in that if I double click on dbf files after VFP has opened it doesn't occur
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>Has anyone else come across this and what did you do to solve it ?
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>Thanks
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>John
Regards,
Mike
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