BUG: FFCs - _URLComboBox in _internet.vcx Has Trouble with URLs

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SYMPTOMS

The _urlcombobox foundation class that ships with Visual FoxPro 6.0 facilitates navigation to various Internet resources. The _urlcombobox adds the prefix "http://" to any URL that is typed in. Entering a URL other than an http address, such as an ftp address, results in an invalid URL.

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

The Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3 readme erroneously lists this bug as being fixed. Service Pack 3 did not fix this bug.

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MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Place the following code in a program and run it:

PUBLIC ox
SET CLASSLIB to HOME() + "FFC\_INTERNET.VCX"  
ox=CREATEOBJECT("form1")
ox.Show
DEFINE CLASS form1 AS form
	Height = 87
	Width = 208
	Visible = .T.
	Name = "Form1"
	ADD OBJECT _urlcombobox1 AS _urlcombobox WITH ;
		Left = 0, ;
		Top = 12, ;
		Name = "_urlcombobox1"
	ADD OBJECT command1 AS commandbutton WITH ;
		Top = 48, ;
		Left = 48, ;
		Height = 27, ;
		Width = 84, ;
		Caption = "Navigate", ;
		Name = "Command1"
	PROCEDURE command1.Click
		thisform._urlcombobox1.navigate
	ENDPROC
ENDDEFINE

Enter ftp.anyname.com into the URLComboBox.
Expand the URLComboBox and choose the address typed in step 2. Notice that http:// has been added to the beginning of the URL.

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 Professional Edition

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kbbug kbffc kbfix KB221704

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