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Q221645: FIX:_SCREEN.Forms[ ] Collection Not Available at Design-Time

Article: Q221645
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbservicepack kbContainer kbCtrl kbvfp600 kbvfp600bug kbVS600sp2 kbVS600SP1 kbVS600sp3f
Last Modified: 14-MAY-2000

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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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In Visual FoxPro 6.0, the _SCREEN.Forms[ ] Collection is not available at
design-time. Attempting to access methods of the collection results in error
messages or incorrect results. In Visual FoxPro 5.0x, you could access elements
of the collection at design-time.

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. Type the following in the Command window to create a form:

  CREATE FORM Ztest

2. In Command window, type in the following commands:

  ? _SCREEN.FormCount 
  ? _SCREEN.Forms[1].name

The first line of code produces 0. The second line of code produces the error
message:

  FORMS is not an object.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbservicepack kbContainer kbCtrl kbvfp600 kbvfp600bug kbVS600sp2 kbVS600SP1 kbVS600sp3fix kbGrpDSFox 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP600
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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