DOCUMENT:Q314651  04-MAR-2002  [foxpro]
TITLE   :FIX: "File Is Not Open" Err Msg May Cause Infinite Loop
PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro
PROD/VER::7.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport kbCodeSnippet kbvfp700 _IK283

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 7.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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If the following error message appears when you try to save a form that has a
breakpoint set, Visual FoxPro may go into a infinite loop:

   "File is not open."

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Visual FoxPro for
Windows 7.0. For additional information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Q316964 How to Obtain the Latest Visual FoxPro for Windows 7.0 Service Pack

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Visual FoxPro for
Windows 7.0. This problem was first corrected in Visual FoxPro for Windows 7.0
Service Pack 1.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Save the following code in a program (.prg) file and then run the program:

   IF TYPE('gltest') = "U"
      PUBLIC glTest
      gltest = .t.
      CLEAR DEBUG
      * The following line opens the Breakpoint dialog box,
      * sets a breakpoint, and closes the dialog box. 
      KEYBOARD '{ctrl+b}click{enter}{enter}'
      DOEVENTS 
   ENDIF 

   SET RESOURCE OFF 
   LOCAL aobj[1], xx
   DELETE FILE testxx.sc?

   CREATE FORM testxx NOWAIT
   =ASELOBJ(aobj,1)
   xx = aobj[1]
   xx.caption = xx.caption
   KEYBOARD 'Y' CLEAR
   RELEASE WINDOW 'Form Designer - testxx.scx'
   MODIFY FORM testxx NOWAIT METHOD load 

   * Type a comment.
   KEYBOARD '*'
   DOEVENTS 
   * Select designer and close it.
   ACTIVATE WINDOW 'form designer - testxx.scx'
   KEYBOARD '{ctrl+w}'
   RETURN

2. Run the program again. Click OK to close the "File is not open" message box.

3. In the Properties dialog box, click the Methods tab and then locate the Load
   event.

4. Double-click the Load event.

Additional query words: kbVFP700sp1fix

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Keywords          : kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport kbCodeSnippet kbvfp700 _IK283 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP700
Version           : :7.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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