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Q221735: FIX: Reference to ActiveForm does not Allow Access to all Prop.

Article: Q221735
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbservicepack kbOOP kbvfp600 kbvfp600bug kbVS600sp2 kbVS600SP1 kbVS600sp3fix kbGrpDSFox
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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Storing and referencing the ActiveForm property of the _VFP object as a variable
prevents access to other properties of the object. For example, accessing the
Objects.Count property of _VFP.ActiveForms causes the following error:

  Unknown member OBJECTS.

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 program that contains the following code:

     PUBLIC ox
     ox = CREATE('form')
     ox.ADDOBJECT('txt1', 'textbox')
     ox.ADDOBJECT('txt2', 'textbox')
     ox.txt1.VISIBLE = .T.
     ox.txt2.VISIBLE = .T.
     ox.SHOW()
     ?_VFP.ACTIVEFORM.OBJECTS.COUNT
     oy=_VFP.ACTIVEFORM
     ?oy.OBJECTS.COUNT

2. Run the program.

The error mentioned in the SYMPTOMS section occurs on the last line of code.

Additional query words: KBDSE

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Keywords          : kbservicepack 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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