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Q221682: FIX: Expanding/Collapsing Big Array in Watch/Locals Windows Slow

Article: Q221682
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbMiscTools kbvfp600 kbvfp600bug kbXBase kbVS600sp3fix kbGrpDSFox
Last Modified: 17-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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When expanding or collapsing the contents of a large array in either the Locals
or the Watch windows of the Visual FoxPro Debugger, Visual FoxPro 6.0 appears to
hang. Eventually, the contents of the array do appear.

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. From the Command window, type the following lines of code:

  SELECT * FROM HOME(2)+'data\orditems' INTO ARRAY atest
  debug

2. Wait a couple of seconds for the array "atest" to appear in the locals
  window. When it does appear, click on the plus sign (+) next to the array
  name to expand it.

  Visual FoxPro 6.0 appears to hang, but the expanded array eventually appears
  in the Locals window after several minutes. After the expanded array appears,
  the same time delay occurs if you try to collapse the array in the Locals
  window. The same behavior occurs with Watch window. The Windows NT Task
  Manager will show Visual FoxPro and the Visual FoxPro Debugger as Not
  Responding while waiting for the array to expand.

Additional query words:

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

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