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Q193254: FIX: Class ResetToDefault Method Causes Fatal Exception Error

Article: Q193254
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbOOP kbvfp600 kbvfp600bug kbVS600sp3fix kbGrpDSFox
Last Modified: 10-JUL-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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After using the ResetToDefault method to set a custom class array property,
attempting to DIMENSION the array causes a fatal exception error.

RESOLUTION
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This behavior only appears to occur with a Visual Class. If you use a
programmatic class, DEFINE CLASS myclass, for example, the fatal exception error
does not occur.

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 bug was corrected in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3.

For more information about Visual Studio service packs, please see the following
articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

  Q194295 HOWTO: Tell That Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs Are Installed

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Create a Visual Custom Class called ClassTest with a new array property named
  MyArray(1,1). For example, type the following and add the property in the
  Class Designer:

  CREATE CLASS ClassTest AS CUSTOM OF ResetTest

2. Run the following code:

  ****Start of Code.
  SET CLASSLIB TO ResetTest.vcx
  PUBLIC ox
  ox = CREATEOBJECT('ClassTest')
  ox.ResetToDefault('myArray')
  DIMENSION ox.MyArray[1,3] && The failure occurs here.
  ****End of Code

  *****************************************************************
  * If the following class definition is included in the preceding
  * program, an error does not occur.
  *
  * DEFINE CLASS ClassTest AS CUSTOM
  * DIMENSION myArray(1,1)
  * ENDDEFINE

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbOOP kbvfp600 kbvfp600bug kbVS600sp3fix kbGrpDSFox 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP600
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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