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Q221674: FIX: Import Wizard Fails With Excel 97 With Chinese Char

Article: Q221674
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbservicepack kbwizard kbvfp600 kbvfp600bug kbXBase kbVS600sp2 kbVS600SP1 kbVS600sp3fix
Last Modified: 20-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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Certain Chinese characters saved in the Excel 97 worksheet may cause the
following error when imported into a Visual FoxPro 6.0 table using either the
Import Wizard or the Import command:

  Fatal Error: Exception Code:C0000005

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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Only certain Chinese characters saved in the Excel worksheet will cause this
problem.


Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Create a Excel worksheet and randomly type in a large number of Chinese
  characters.

2. Launch Visual FoxPro 6.0, and type in the following command in Command
  window:

  IMPORT FROM <worksheet name> TYPE XL8

If the offensive characters are in the Excel worksheet, Visual FoxPro 6.0 will
generate a C0000005 Fatal Error and terminate.

Additional query words:

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

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