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Q221722: FIX: C0000005 Fatal Error Using DIRECTORY("\\\dirname")

Article: Q221722
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:5.0,5.0a,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbservicepack kbvfp500aBUG kbvfp600 kbvfp600bug kbXBase kbVS600sp2 kbVS600SP1 kbVS600sp
Last Modified: 21-MAY-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Issuing the DIRECTORY() function where the directory name argument contains
three backslashes under Windows NT causes Visual FoxPro 6.0 to generate the
following error:

  Fatal error: Exception code=C0000005

Under the same circumstances, Visual FoxPro 5.0 produces an error similar to the
following under Windows NT:

  An application error has occurred and an application error log is being
  generated.
  vfp.exe
  Exception: access violation (0xc0000005),Address 0x0049b575

Under Windows 9x, Visual FoxPro executes the function without error.

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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- Run the following code from the Command Window

  ? DIRECTORY("\\\bogusdir")

(c) Microsoft Corporation 1999, All Rights Reserved.
Contributions by Jim Saunders, Microsoft Corporation


Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbservicepack kbvfp500aBUG kbvfp600 kbvfp600bug kbXBase kbVS600sp2 kbVS600SP1 kbVS600sp3fix kbGrpDSFox 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP500 kbVFP600 kbVFP500a
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0a,6.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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