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Q221742: FIX:C0000005 Fatal Error With Big Array Property

Article: Q221742
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:5.0,5.0a,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbservicepack kbvfp500aBUG kbvfp600 kbvfp600bug kbXBase kbVS600sp2fix kbVS600sp3fix kbG
Last Modified: 20-MAY-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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In Visual FoxPro 5.x and 6.0, dimensioning a two-dimension array greater than its
maximum allows value, which is 32500, causes the following or some other memory
related error message:

  C0000005 Fatal Error

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article.

This bug was corrected in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3. For more information
about Visual Studio service packs, please see the following articles in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

Q194295 HOWTO: Tell That Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs Are Installed

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Cut and paste the program below into a .PRG:

  x1 = CREATEOBJECT( "cBigArray" )
  x1.aBig[1,1] = 1
  x1.aBig[1000,1] = 1
  x1.aBig[10000,1] = 1
  x1.aBig[30000,1] = 1

  DEFINE CLASS cBigArray AS Custom
     DIMENSION aBig[33000,2]
  ENDDEFINE

2. Save and run the .PRG.

  NOTE: Visual FoxPro causes a C0000005 Fatal Error and terminates.

  After the fix in Visual Studio Service Pack 3, Visual FoxPro shows this error
  message when the maximum allowed value is greater then 32500 on a two-
  dimensional array:

  Too Many Variables

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbservicepack kbvfp500aBUG kbvfp600 kbvfp600bug kbXBase kbVS600sp2fix kbVS600sp3fix kbGrpDSFox kbVS600SP1fix 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP500 kbVFP600 kbVFP500a
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0a,6.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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