Q161188: FIX: RELEASE POPUP _medit Command Causes Invalid Page Fault

Article: Q161188
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbprogramming kbvfp kbvfp500aFIX kbvfp500bugkbbuglist kbfixlist
Last Modified: 10-FEB-2000

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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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Issuing the command RELEASE POPUP _medit twice causes Visual FoxPro 5.0 to
terminate. The error message states:

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

Pressing the Details button reveals the following information:

  "VFP caused an invalid page fault in module VFP.EXE at < register
  address>"

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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Steps to Reproduce Problem
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In the Command window, issue the following command twice:

     RELEASE POPUP _medit

The error message mentioned above appears and Visual FoxPro terminates.

Additional query words:

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

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