FIX: Fatal Exception Error When You Attempt to Paste Text in Macros Dialog Box (299336)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0a
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 6.0
This article was previously published under Q299336

SYMPTOMS

When you create a new macro in Microsoft Visual FoxPro (VFP) versions 5.0 and 6.0, a particular series of actions can cause a Fatal Exception error to occur.

STATUS

This problem was corrected in Microsoft Visual FoxPro version 7.0 for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior


  1. Open VFP 5.0 or 6.0.
  2. Create a new program and paste the following code in the Editor window:
    CLEAR MACROS
KEYBOARD '{ALT+T}a{ALT+N}{TAB}{TAB}'
  3. Save and run the code (the program name is not important). The New Macro dialog box is now displayed, with the Macros dialog box displayed behind it.
  4. Click the Windows taskbar to remove the focus from VFP. Click back inside VFP on the title bar of the Macros dialog box (not the New Macro dialog box).
  5. Press CTRL+V to paste the contents of the clipboard into the macro contents field.
VFP 5 and 6 now crash with a Fatal Exception error.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/16/2002
Keywords:kbBug kbBuilder kbDSupport kbvfp700fix KB299336
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