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Q316332: PRB: OLE Err Msg: 0x80010105: The Server Threw an Exception

Article: Q316332
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): 4.0,5.0,5.0a,6.0,7.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbvfp500 kbvfp500a kbvfp600 kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport kbCodeSnippet kbvfp700 _IK283
Last Modified: 14-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0, 7.0, used with:
   - the operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000 
   - the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98 
   - the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition 
   - the operating system: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition 
   - the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you play a .wav file that is stored in a general field by using an "@ say"
command, you may receive the following error message:

  OLE error code 0x80010105: The server threw an exception.

RESOLUTION
==========

To work around this problem, use a memo binary field instead of a general field.
Copy the sound to a temporary file, and then use the "set bell to" command to
play the sound. The following sample code demonstrates this method:

  * If the file already exists, you are not prompted to overwrite it.
  SET SAFETY OFF

  * The NOCPTRANS clause makes this a binary memo field.
  CREATE TABLE testsound (sound M NOCPTRANS)

  APPEND BLANK 
  APPEND MEMO sound FROM GETFILE("wav")

  * Copy the sound from the table to a file.
  COPY MEMO sound TO "temp.wav"
  SET BELL TO "temp.wav", 1
  ?? CHR(7)
  SET BELL TO

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce the Problem
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1. Run the following code. When the dialog box appears, select a .wav file:

  SET SAFETY OFF

  CREATE TABLE testsound (sound G)

  APPEND BLANK
  APPEND GENERAL sound FROM GETFILE("wav")

  @1,1 SAY testsound.sound verb "play"

2. If you are running one of the listed operating systems, you receive the error
  message that is mentioned in the "Symptoms" section.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbvfp500 kbvfp500a kbvfp600 kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport kbCodeSnippet kbvfp700 _IK283 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper
Version           : :4.0,5.0,5.0a,6.0,7.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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