Q314642: FIX: VFP Disappears When You Hold Mouse Pointer over Memo Field

Article: Q314642
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): 7.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport kbCodeSnippet kbvfp700fix kbvfp700 _IK283
Last Modified: 24-JAN-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 hold the mouse pointer over a memo field in the debugger, Visual FoxPro
may close with a fatal exception error.

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 the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article. 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. Run the following code from a program (.prg) file:

  CREATE CURSOR D1043 (cPlaceTheMouseHereAndWait M)
  INSERT INTO D1043 VALUES (REPLICATE("X",64000))
  SET STEP ON
  RETURN

2. When the debugger appears, move the mouse pointer over
  cPlaceTheMouseHereAndWait in the Trace window. Visual FoxPro closes with a
  fatal exception error.

Additional query words: kbVFP700sp1fix

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Keywords          : kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport kbCodeSnippet kbvfp700fix kbvfp700 _IK283 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP700
Version           : :7.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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