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Q134394: FIX: Unhandled Exception Win32S Error on Visual FoxPro Startup

Article: Q134394
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): 3.00 3.00b
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbvfp kbvfp300bBUG kbvfp500fixkbbuglist kbfixlist
Last Modified: 24-MAR-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b 
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SYMPTOMS
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On startup, Visual FoxPro returns the following error message and crashes:

  Win32s Error. VFP.EXE Unhandled Exception Detected. (Code: 0xC0000005
  w32scomb.dll:10660) Application Will Be Terminated.

CAUSE
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The ANSICP setting in the WIN32S.INI file is not a supported code page.

WORKAROUND
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Change the ANSICP in the WIN32S.INI file to a supported code page.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article. This problem has been fixed in Visual FoxPro 5.0
for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following are valid code pages for Visual FoxPro version 3.0:

Code page   identifier   Platform
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437         x01          U.S. MS-DOS
620  (1)    x69          Mazovia (Polish) MS-DOS
737  (1)    x6A          Greek MS-DOS (437G)
850         x02          International MS-DOS
852         x64          Eastern European MS-DOS
861         x67          Icelandic MS-DOS
865         x66          Nordic MS-DOS
866         x65          Russian MS-DOS
895   (1)   x68          Kamenicky (Czech) MS-DOS
857         x6B          Turkish MS-DOS
1250        xC8          Eastern European Windows
1251        xC9          Russian Windows
1252        x03          Windows ANSI
1253        xCB          Greek Windows
1254        xCA          Turkish Windows
10000       x04          Standard Macintosh
10006       x98          Greek Macintosh
10007 (1)   x96          Russian Macintosh
10029       x97          Macintosh EE

Steps to Reproduce Problem
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1. Edit the WIN32S.INI file, changing the AnsiCP setting to an invalid code
  page. For example, change the line:

        AnsiCP=1252

  to this line:

        AnsiCP=544

2. Save the file

3. Quit and restart Windows version 3.11.

4. Start Visual FoxPro.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbenv kbvfp kbvfp300bBUG kbvfp500fix kbbuglist kbfixlist
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 kbVFP300b
Version           : 3.00 3.00b
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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