Q317493: FIX: "Unable to find Visual Class Library" Msgs with NewObject

Article: Q317493
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): 7.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbProjManager kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport kbCodeSnippet kbvfp700 _IK283
Last Modified: 06-MAR-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 build a project that includes a program or method that contains the
NewObject function, and the program passes the NewObject function a long
parameter that calls a Visual FoxPro function, the following error messages may
appear:

  Unable to find Visual Class Library PASSING A LONG STRING AS A NEWOBJECT()
  EPARAMETER1,

  -and-

  Unable to find Visual Class Library VFP 7

This problem does not occur when the parameter does not contain a Visual FoxPro
function call.

RESOLUTION
==========

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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Paste the following code in a program (.prg) file named Test.prg and then run the
program from the Command window.

Note: If you use the Project Manager to build the project, you receive the same
error messages.

  #DEFINE PROJNAME 'testxx'

  CLEAR ALL
  SET SAFETY OFF
  CLEAR
  DELETE FILE PROJNAME+ '.pj?'
  DELETE FILE PROJNAME+ '.exe'
  TEXT to lcProgram NOSHOW

  newobject("TestClass","mainxx.prg","", ;
  "This is a test of a strange behavior of the"+CHR(32)+ ;
  "Test1 VFP7 Project Manager.  Something to do with "+ ;
  "passing a long string as a NEWOBJECT() eParameter1, "+ ;
  "and that string including a function call.")

  newobject("TestClass","mainxx.prg","", ;
  PROGRAM() + " This is a test of a strange behavior of the " + ;
  "XFP 7.0 Project Manager.  Something to do with " + ;
  "passing a long string as a NEWOBJECT() eParameter1, " + ;
  "and that string including a function call.")

  newobject("TestClass","mainxx.prg","", ;
  "Note that this string is just about as long, but does not " + ;
  "generate an error in the VFP 7.0 Project Manager.  " + ;
  "Something to do with " + ;
  "passing a long string as a NEWOBJECT() eParameter1, " + ;
  "and that string including a function call.")

  RETURN

  DEFINE CLASS TestClass AS Custom
  PROCEDURE Init(tcString)
     MESSAGEBOX(tcString)
  ENDPROC
  ENDDEFINE

  ENDTEXT

  =STRTOF(lcProgram,'mainxx.prg')
  CREATE PROJECT PROJNAME NOWAIT
  LOCAL pj AS VisualFoxpro.IFoxProject
  pj=_VFP.APPLICATION.ACTIVEPROJECT
  pj.DEBUG = .F.
  pj.FILES.ADD('mainxx.prg')
  * Rebuild the project and display errors if there are any.
  ? pj.BUILD(PROJNAME,1,.T.,.T.)
  * Build an executable and display errors if there are any.
  ? pj.BUILD(PROJNAME,3,.T.,.T.)
  pj.CLOSE
  RETURN

Additional query words: kbVFP700sp1fix

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

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