FIX: An exception error occurs when you activate the Properties window after you save and close a report (315134)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 7.0
This article was previously published under Q315134

SYMPTOMS

You open the Document View window. In the Report Designer, you save and then close a report after making a selection in the Properties window. Visual FoxPro 7.0 reports the following error message and closes:
Fatal Exception: Exception Code: C0000005
This error can also occur with the Document View window closed if you choose a nondefault property in the Properties window.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Visual FoxPro for Windows 7.0. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

316964 How to Obtain the Latest Visual FoxPro for Windows 7.0 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is 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

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Create a program named "Test" and add the following code to it:
    ACTIVATE WINDOW "document view"
CLOSE DATABASES ALL 
OPEN DATABASE HOME()+'samples\data\testdata'
SET RESOURCE OFF
DELETE FILE testxx.fr?
MODIFY REPORT testxx NOWAIT 
ACTIVATE WINDOW "report designer - testxx.frx"
* Open DE, bring up context menu,
* add first table in DBC, and then close the Add dialog.
KEYBOARD '{alt+v}e{shift+f10}a{alt+a}{alt+c}c'
DOEVENTS 
ACTIVATE WINDOW properties
* Select DE in Property window object dropdown.
KEYBOARD '{ctrl+pgup}'
ACTIVATE WINDOW "report designer - testxx.frx"
* Save and close the Report Designer.
KEYBOARD '{ctrl+w}'
DOEVENTS 
ACTIVATE WINDOW properties
RETURN
  2. Save the file and then run the program from the Command window.

    The error mentioned in the "Symptoms" section appears and Visual FoxPro closes.
To see the error with the Document View window closed, place the following code in a program file and then run it. Note that you may need to run the code multiple times to cause the error. 
RELEASE WINDOW "document view"
CLOSE DATABASES ALL 
OPEN DATABASE HOME()+'samples\data\testdata'
SET RESOURCE OFF
DELETE FILE testxx.fr?
MODIFY REPORT testxx NOWAIT 
ACTIVATE WINDOW "report designer - testxx.frx"
* Open DE, bring up context menu,
* add first table to DBC, and then close Add dialog.
KEYBOARD '{alt+v}e{shift+f10}a{alt+a}{alt+c}c'
DOEVENTS 
ACTIVATE WINDOW properties
* Select DE in Properties window object dropdown.
KEYBOARD '{ctrl+pgup}'
ACTIVATE WINDOW "report designer - testxx.frx"
* Save and close the Report Designer.
KEYBOARD '{ctrl+w}'
DOEVENTS 
ACTIVATE WINDOW properties
* Properties window context menu, nondefault properties only.
KEYBOARD '{shift+f10}n'
RETURN
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:2/11/2005
Keywords:kbbug kbCodeSnippet kbDesigner kbfix kbvfp700fix KB315134
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