Q176887: FIX: Running VFP Exe as Post-Setup Executable Hangs the Process

Article: Q176887
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:5.0,5.0a
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbvfp
Last Modified: 09-MAR-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0a 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you run an .exe file written in Visual FoxPro (VFP) 5.x as a Post- Setup
Executable in the Setup Wizard, the wizard does not successfully exit the setup
process. The setup process hangs when the Post-Setup Executable is completed and
you must use the CRTL-ALT-DEL keys to terminate the setup through the Task
Manager.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This has been corrected in Visual FoxPro 6.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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This behavior is seen in Windows NT 4.0 Server or Workstation regardless of the
version of the Service Pack installed.

To re-create the problem the executable must be a Visual FoxPro executable and
Windows NT 4.0 must be the operating system. Other executables, like
Notepad.exe, do not cause the problem, nor does the problem occur if the setup
program is running on Windows 95.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Create a simple project, named MyProj.

2. Create a new program named Main.prg and add it to the project.

3. In Main.prg, type the following code:

        WAIT WINDOW "inside " + Program() TIMEOUT 1 QUIT

4. Build the project into an .exe file name Myproj.exe.

5. Create a second project to run as the Post-Setup Executable and name it Post.

6. Create a new program named Postmain.prg and add it to the project.

7. In Postmain.prg, type the following code:

        WAIT WINDOW "POST: inside " + Program() TIMEOUT 1
        QUIT

8. Build this project into .exe file named Post.exe.

9. Create a distribution files folder and place Post.exe and Myproj.exe in the
  folder.

10. Run the Setup Wizard.

11. In Step 3 of the Setup Wizard, select and create Netsetup Disk Images.

12. In Step 4 of the Setup Wizard, click the "..." button next to the Post-Setup
  Executable text box and select Post.exe.

13. Finish running the Setup Wizard.

14. Quit Visual FoxPro and run the Netsetup Setup.exe on an NT 4.0 computer.

  NOTE: The Setup program runs the Post-Setup Executable (Post.exe) and you
  will see "POST: inside Postmain" display in the upper-right corner. However,
  the setup hangs once the Post-Setup Executable is completed.

Additional query words: Setup Wizard Post-setup kbvfp600fix

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Keywords          : kbvfp 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP500 kbVFP500a
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0a
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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