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Q316822: FIX: Exception Error When You Use Wildcards in Find Dialog Box

Article: Q316822
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): 7.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbvfp kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport kbvfp700 _IK283
Last Modified: 19-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 wildcard combination of a closing square bracket and an
asterisk (]*) in the Visual FoxPro 7.0 Find dialog box, the following error may
occur:

  Fatal error: Exception code=C0000005

This error does not occur when you search forward. The error occurs after you
click to select the Search Backward check box and then begin to search again.

Note that to use wildcards successfully to search for data, you must click to
select the Use Wildcards check box.

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. Create a program (.prg) file and type the following phrase in it:

  This search will use wildcards to search for the word error and generate an exception error.

2. On the Edit menu, click Find. Click to select the Use Wildcards check box and
  then type the following in the Look For box of the Find window:

  [e]*ror

3. Click the Find button twice, and then click to select the Search Backward
  check box.

4. Click Find again. The error occurs after a few seconds.

Additional query words: kbVFP700sp1fix

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

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