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Q221621: FIX: C0000005 Fatal Error In Editor Selecting Text Then Up Arrow

Article: Q221621
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbvfp600 kbvfp600bug kbXBase kbVS600sp3fix kbGrpDSFox
Last Modified: 27-MAY-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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You are editing a program in the Visual FoxPro editor. You work in the editor
for an extended period of time without saving the file. You then select some
text with SHIFT+UP ARROW or SHIFT+DOWN ARROW, copy the text into the clipboard
using CTRL+C, then press the UP ARROW.

You may see an error similar to the following running on Windows NT:

  VFP.EXE application error. The instruction at 0x006dc198 referenced
  memory at 0x01dc5000. The memory could not be read.

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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Precise steps to reproduce this are not available, as this behavior is extremely
difficult to reproduce. It is not known whether this occurs on Windows 95 or
Windows 98. It may also occur with steps similar to those listed in the SYMPTOMS
section of this article.

REFERENCES
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(c) Microsoft Corporation 1999, All Rights Reserved.
Contributions by Jim Saunders, Microsoft Corporation


Additional query words:

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

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