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Q141355: FIX: Copy/Paste Causes GP Fault w/Worksheet Created by COPY TO

Article: Q141355
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 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
========

A general protection (GP) fault may occur when you try to paste a range of cells
copied from a worksheet that you originally created from a table in Visual
FoxPro. The error states:

  This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down. If the
  problem persists, contact the program vendor.

The details state:

  EXCEL caused an invalid page fault in module EXCEL.EXE at 01737:5014a2f8.

CAUSE
=====

This error occurs when the following conditions exist:

- You created a Microsoft Excel version 5.0 .xls file.

- You are using Microsoft Excel version 7.0 to edit the file.

WORKAROUND
==========

There are two workarounds for this problem.

Method 1
--------

To create the .xls file in Visual FoxPro, use the COPY TO command in the
following form:

       COPY TO filename TYPE XLS

rather than:

       COPY TO filename TYPE XL5

Method 2
--------

After using the COPY TO command with the TYPE XL5 clause to create a Microsoft
Excel worksheet, use only Microsoft Excel version 5.0 to open the resulting
worksheet.

STATUS
======

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
================

Microsoft Excel version 7.0 for Windows was not available when Visual FoxPro for
Windows was released.

Steps to Reproduce Problem
--------------------------

1. Open or switch to Microsoft Visual FoxPro.

2. Open (with the USE command) the Customer table from \Vfp\Samples\Data.

3. In the Command window, enter the following line of code:

     COPY TO C:\TEST.XLS TYPE XL5

4. Start Microsoft Excel version 7. Then locate and open Test.xls.

5. Select some range of cells (can be one).

6. On the Edit menu, click Copy. Then on the File menu, click New.

7. Click the General tab, select Workbook, and click OK.

8. On the Edit menu, click Paste. At this point, the error occurs.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbvfp kbvfp300bBUG kbvfp500fix kbbuglist kbfixlist
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 kbVFP300b
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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