FIX: C0000005 Fatal Error Using DIRECTORY("\\\dirname") (221722)


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 Q221722

SYMPTOMS

Issuing the DIRECTORY() function where the directory name argument contains three backslashes under Windows NT causes Visual FoxPro 6.0 to generate the following error:
Fatal error: Exception code=C0000005
Under the same circumstances, Visual FoxPro 5.0 produces an error similar to the following under Windows NT:
An application error has occurred and an application error log is being generated.
vfp.exe
Exception: access violation (0xc0000005),Address 0x0049b575
Under Windows 9x, Visual FoxPro executes the function without error.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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

  • Run the following code from the Command Window
? DIRECTORY("\\\bogusdir")
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/16/2002
Keywords:kbBug kbVS600sp3fix kbXBase KB221722
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