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Q221663: FIX: FFCs - registry.vcx foxreg.EnumOptions Contains Recursion

Article: Q221663
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbvfp600 kbvfp600bug kbFFC kbVS600sp3fix kbGrpDSFox
Last Modified: 10-JUN-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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In foxreg class of registry.vcx class library, the EnumOptions method contains
recursive code.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this problem, cut out the code in the EnumOptions and paste it to
EnumFoxOptions or upgrade to Visual Studio SP3 for Visual FoxPro.

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. Open the foxreg class of registry.vcx in class designer.

2. Open the EnumOptions method.

3. The following code appears:

  LPARAMETER aFoxOpts
  RETURN THIS.EnumOptions(@aFoxOpts,THIS.cVFPOptPath,THIS.nUserKey,.F.)

Note that the code contains a recursive call to itself.

Additional query words:

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

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