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Q159473: FIX: GETDIR() on Empty Floppy Drive Causes Crash

Article: Q159473
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbvfp kbvfp500aFIX kbvfp500bugkbbuglist kbfixlist
Last Modified: 11-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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In Visual FoxPro 5.0, issuing a GETDIR() command on a drive that does not
contain a disk results in the following error:

  This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.

WORKAROUND
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Use Foxtools.fll and the ISDISKIN function to check for a disk in the drive
prior to issuing the GETDIR() command.

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
5.0a.

MORE INFORMATION
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To reproduce the problem, do the following:

At the command line enter the following command. Ensure that there is no disk in
Drive A:

  " ?GETDIR("A:\") " (without the quotation marks)


REFERENCES
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For more information about using ISDISKIN please see the following article(s) in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q125372 How To Check for a Floppy Disk Using FOXTOOLS


Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbenv kbvfp kbvfp500aFIX kbvfp500bug kbbuglist kbfixlist
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP500
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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