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Q221693: FIX:C0000005 Fatal Error With This.Caption=This.Text In GotFocus

Article: Q221693
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbservicepack kbContainer kbCtrl kbOOP kbvfp600 kbvfp600bug kbVS600sp2 kbVS600SP1 kbVS6
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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After adding a custom property named Text to a form and then using the code
This.Caption = This.Text from a form method, you might receive the error:

  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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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Create a new form.

2. Add a new form property and name it "Text."

3. In either the form's Activate or GotFocus event, paste the following code:

  ThisForm.Text = "Test Form"
  ThisForm.Caption = ThisForm.Text

4. Save and run the form.

5. Close the form and run the form again if necessary to create the error.

Additional query words:

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

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