BUG: Creating a Header Class Definition in a VCX Causes Error (131560)

CAUSE

The Exception error is the result of a programming error. The information placed in the VCX under program control is erroneous. In particular, creating a Header or a Column class as a visual class yields this error because it is not possible to create these classes in a VCX.

RESOLUTION

Ensure that you are creating classes that are allowed in a visual class library. Visual classes that cannot be created in a VCX require a container to exist. They include:

Column class
Header class
Page class
Separator class
OptionButton class
DataEnvironment class
Cursor class
Relation class

You can however subclass all of these classes under program control.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed the fact that the product halts to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

The following program duplicates the Exception error. Please exercise caution if you decide to run this sample program because it causes FoxPro to halt. This code is provided as an illustration only. The comments highlight the source of the error.

   CREATE CLASS grid1 OF myvcx AS Grid &&Set the ColumnCount property to 1
   USE myvcx.vcx
   LOCATE FOR baseclass = 'header'
   COPY TO myvcx2 NEXT 1
   APPEND FROM myvcx2
   GO BOTTOM
   REPLACE objname with 'myheader'\ 

* The replace statement below is the cause of the error
* A header object is created, and this is illegal in a VCX.

   REPLACE properties WITH STRTRAN(properties,"header1","myheader")
   REPLACE reserved1 WITH 'Class'
   REPLACE parent WITH SPACE(0)
   REPLACE UniqueID WITH LEFT(UniqueID,LEN(UniqueID)-1) + ;
      IIF(RIGHT(UniqueID,1)='Z','Q','Z')
   USE
   ERASE myvcx2.DBF
   ERASE myvcx2.FPT
   MODIFY CLASS myheader OF myvcx
   * choose the class MyHeader and click Open