You receive a fatal exception in Visual FoxPro 7 or Visual FoxPro 7 SP1 when you use the SUM command or the SUM() function (327858)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 7.0 SP1
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 7.0

This article was previously published under Q327858

SYMPTOMS

After you use either the SUM command or the SUM() function, Microsoft Visual FoxPro 7.0 and Visual FoxPro 7.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1) may fail with a "Fatal Exception: C0000005" error message at unpredictable and inconsistent times. This error may be less likely to occur if you frequently use the SYS(1104) function.

Note This problem does not occur unless you use the SUM command or the SUM() function.

RESOLUTION

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
 

   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name     
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   20-Aug-2002  03:51  7.0.0.9687      4,362,240  Vfp7.exe         
   20-Aug-2002  04:06  7.0.0.9687      1,146,880  Vfp7chs.dll      
   20-Aug-2002  04:06  7.0.0.9687      1,146,880  Vfp7cht.dll      
   20-Aug-2002  02:21  7.0.0.9687      1,146,880  Vfp7enu.dll      
   20-Aug-2002  04:06  7.0.0.9687      1,146,880  Vfp7kor.dll      
   20-Aug-2002  05:25                    258,048  Vfp7rchs.msm
   20-Aug-2002  05:25                    220,160  Vfp7rcht.msm
   20-Aug-2002  05:25                    225,280  Vfp7rcsy.msm
   20-Aug-2002  05:25                    226,304  Vfp7rdeu.msm
   20-Aug-2002  05:25                    224,256  Vfp7resn.msm
   20-Aug-2002  05:25                    223,232  Vfp7rfra.msm
   20-Aug-2002  05:25                    218,624  Vfp7rkor.msm
   20-Aug-2002  05:25                    226,816  Vfp7rrus.msm
   20-Aug-2002  05:25                  3,592,704  Vfp7runtime.msm
   20-Aug-2002  03:52  7.0.0.9687      3,424,256  Vfp7r.dll        
   20-Aug-2002  04:06  7.0.0.9687        970,752  Vfp7rchs.dll     
   20-Aug-2002  04:06  7.0.0.9687        901,120  Vfp7rcht.dll     
   20-Aug-2002  04:06  7.0.0.9687        909,312  Vfp7rcsy.dll     
   20-Aug-2002  04:06  7.0.0.9687        933,888  Vfp7rdeu.dll     
   20-Aug-2002  02:29  7.0.0.9687        901,120  Vfp7renu.dll     
   20-Aug-2002  04:06  7.0.0.9687        933,888  Vfp7resn.dll     
   20-Aug-2002  04:06  7.0.0.9687        933,888  Vfp7rfra.dll     
   20-Aug-2002  04:06  7.0.0.9687        901,120  Vfp7rkor.dll     
   20-Aug-2002  04:06  7.0.0.9687        917,504  Vfp7rrus.dll     
   20-Aug-2002  03:53  7.0.0.9687      3,072,000  Vfp7t.dll        

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem is resolved in Visual FoxPro 8 and Visual FoxPro 9.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates


Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/19/2005
Keywords:kbbug kbfix KB327858