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Q316818: FIX: Fatal Error Using the Equal Sign on Excel Classed Property

Article: Q316818
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): 7.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbAutomation kbContainer kbvfp kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport kbCodeSnippet kbvfp700 _IK283
Last Modified: 05-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 7.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use the Visual FoxPro 7.0 CREATEOBJECTEX() function and add the cIID
clause (Interface ID GUID) to create an early-bound instance of a Microsoft
Excel class, the following error may occur when you use the equal sign (=) to
assign a value to one of the class properties:

  Fatal error: Exception code=C0000005

NOTE: IntelliSense must be turned on in Visual FoxPro 7.0 for this error to
occur.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Visual FoxPro for
Windows 7.0. For additional information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q316964 How to Obtain the Latest Visual FoxPro for Windows 7.0 Service Pack

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Visual FoxPro for
Windows 7.0. This problem was first corrected in Visual FoxPro for Windows 7.0
Service Pack 1.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. On the Tools menu, click IntelliSense Manager and make sure that the Enable
  IntelliSense check box is selected.

2. Enter the following commands in the Command window:

  x = CREATEOBJECTEX("Excel.Application","", ;
        "{000208D5-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}")
  x.Application.ActiveCell.Value

3. Type the equal sign symbol after the word "Value". The error occurs and
  causes Visual FoxPro 7.0 to close.

Additional query words: kbVFP700sp1fix

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Keywords          : kbAutomation kbContainer kbvfp kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport kbCodeSnippet kbvfp700 _IK283 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP700
Version           : :7.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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