FIX: VFP Closes When You Hold Mouse Pointer over Memo Field in Debugger (314642)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 7.0

This article was previously published under Q314642

SYMPTOMS

When you hold the mouse pointer over a memo field in the debugger, Visual FoxPro may close with a fatal exception error.

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 the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Visual FoxPro for Windows 7.0 Service Pack 1.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Run the following code from a program (.prg) file:

CREATE CURSOR D1043 (cPlaceTheMouseHereAndWait M)
INSERT INTO D1043 VALUES (REPLICATE("X",64000))
SET STEP ON
RETURN

When the debugger appears, move the mouse pointer over cPlaceTheMouseHereAndWait in the Trace window. Visual FoxPro closes with a fatal exception error.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	1/24/2002
Keywords:	kbbug kbCodeSnippet kbDSupport kbvfp700fix KB314642