FIX: Form Builder Form Causes Illegal Operation (162253)

SYMPTOMS

When you run (or attempt to modify after running) a Form that was created with the Form Builder, the following error message appears:

This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.

Select Details to reveal the following error:

VFP caused a stack fault in module VFP.EXE ...

RESOLUTION

Before running a form where you have set both the AutoSize and WordWrap properties on a label added by the Form Builder, right-click the Visible property of the label and click "Reset to Default."

If you already ran the form and received the problem described in the "Symptoms" section, type the following commands in the command window to correct the form so that you can modify it and run it in the future.

NOTE: Spacing and case are important in the REPLACE command.

   scxfile = GETFILE('SCX', 'Locate your form')
   USE (scxfile)
   REPLACE ALL properties WITH ;
     STRTRAN(properties, "Visible = .T."+CHR(13)+CHR(10)) ;
     FOR "label" $ baseclass
   USE

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

This behavior does not occur in Visual FoxPro 3.0b for Windows.

This bug was corrected in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3.

For more information about Visual Studio service packs, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

194295 HOWTO: Tell That Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs Are Installed

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Create a new form in Visual FoxPro.
On the Form menu, click Quick Form, or right-click the form and select Builder from the Shortcut menu.
Select any table and any fields that you want to add to the form.
Select any label that was added to the form and set the following properties:
```
   AutoSize = .T. (True)
   WordWrap = .T. (True)
						
```
Run the form.