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Q191642: BUG: Adding Many Forms to a Formset Causes Errors

Article: Q191642
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 20-AUG-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
========

Adding a large number of forms to a formset causes an internal consistency error
in Visual FoxPro 3.0x. In Visual FoxPro 5.0x and 6.0, the following error
message occurs:

  Too many windows open.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
================

Error number 1116, whose text is shown in the SYMPTOMS section, is a non-
standard error message. The dialog only has an OK button. The dialog does not
have a Help button option.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Create a program (.prg) that contains the following code:

        CLEAR
           x=CREAT("formset")
        FOR i = 1 TO 228
           xtest="test"+PADL(ALLT(STR(i)),4,"0")
           x.ADDOBJECT(xtest,'form')
        ENDFOR

2. Run the code in Visual FoxPro 5.0x or 6.0 and you see the following error
  message occur:

  Too many windows open.

3. Running the code in Visual FoxPro 3.0x creates the following error message
  and FoxPro shuts down:

  Internal Consistency error.

Visual FoxPro for the Macintosh 3.0b does not produce an error when running this
code.

Additional query words: kbVFp500abug kbVFp300bbug kbVFp600bug kbContainer

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 kbVFP300b kbVFP500 kbVFP600 kbVFP500a
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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