PATCH: Patch_26.exe Fixes Divide by Zero Error on Fast Computers (240982)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft FoxPro for Windows 2.6
  • Microsoft FoxPro for Windows 2.6a
This article was previously published under Q240982

SUMMARY

PATCH_26.exe is a self-extracting executable file that updates the FoxPro for Windows version 2.6a development environment and run time to stop startup errors that are raised on computers that operate at clock speeds of about 333 MHz and faster.

This article also contains the steps to reproduce the error.

There is a separate patch available for users of international versions of FoxPro for Windows for which there is no localized 2.6a version. See the MORE INFORMATION section of this article for details.

MORE INFORMATION

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

IPatchFP.exe

Patch_26.exe

The Patch_26.exe download contains a patch that can be applied to FoxPro 2.6a for Windows. The IPatchFP.exe download contains a version of the patch that is not version-specific, and can be applied to international versions of FoxPro for Windows for which the 2.6a version is not available. For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

Run FoxPro for Windows, or a FoxPro for Windows run-time application, on a computer that has a 333MHz (or faster) processor. On some computers, the error occurs at startup each time, while on others, the program might load without error sometimes and produce the error at other times.

NOTE: The problem that is described in this article might also occur with computers that have multiple processors.

When you start FoxPro for Windows or a FoxPro for Windows run-time application on a computer that is running Windows 95 or Windows 98, you receive the following error message:
Foxprow

An error has occurred in your program. To keep working anyway, click Ignore and save your work in a new file. To quit this program, click Close. You will lose information you entered since your last Save.
You can click Ignore or Close. When you click Ignore, FoxPro starts. When you click Close, you receive the following error message:
Foxprow

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

If the program persists, contact the program vendor.
You can click either Close or Details. When you click Details, you receive the following error message:
FOXPROW causes a divide error in module FOXPROW.EXE at 0001.0000f1c9
NOTE: For a run-time application, the module in this error message is Foxw2600.esl.

On a computer that is running Windows NT, after you start FoxPro for Windows or a FoxPro for Windows run-time application, you receive the following error message:
System Error

Divide by Zero or Overflow Error.
When you click Close, the program to quits..

REFERENCES

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

102893 PATCH: FoxPro 2.6a Patch Files for FoxPro 2.6

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/5/2004
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