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Q141479: FIX: Visual FoxPro Quits If You Click Ignore or Suspend/Resume

Article: Q141479
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
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A Program Error occurs while executing code when the Valid event of a Get object
refers to a procedure that does not exist. If the user clicks either Ignore or
Suspend followed by Resume, Visual FoxPro guits.

WORKAROUND
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Either implement an error handling routine to trap for this error or click
Cancel during the Program Error of Visual FoxPro's default error handling
routine.

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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Steps to Reproduce Problem
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1. Create a program containing the following code:

     DEFINE POPUP test_pop
     DEFINE BAR 1 OF test_pop PROMPT "Bar 1"
     DEFINE BAR 2 OF test_pop PROMPT "Bar 2"

     @ 2.000,1.333 GET test_pos ;
        PICTURE "@&N" ;
        POPUP test_pop;
        SIZE 5,15 ;
        DEFAULT 1 ;
        VALID pop_test()

     READ CYCLE
     RELEASE BAR ALL OF test_pop

2. Save and close the program. Then use the DO command to run the program.

3. Press the ENTER key. At this point, the following Program Error occurs:

  File 'pop_test.prg' does not exist.

4. Click Ignore. This results in an Illegal Operation error or general
  protection (GP) fault depending on the version of Windows installed on the
  computer.

Additional query words: crash

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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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