DOCUMENT:Q319276  30-MAR-2002  [foxpro]
TITLE   :FIX: Fatal Exception Error with VAL() and Alpha Character
PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro
PROD/VER::5.0,5.0a,6.0,7.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbvfp kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport kbCodeSnippet kbvfp700 _IK283 kbVFP700sp1fix

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 7.0, 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you use the Val() function and you pass the function an alpha string, you may
receive the following error message:

   Fatal Error: Exception code: C0000005

After you receive this message, Visual FoxPro closes.

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 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
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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Paste the following code in a program (.prg) file named Test, and then run the
program from the Command window:

   PUBLIC f1
   f1=Create("Form")
   f1.show()
   FOR i=1 TO 100
   	F1.addobject("T"+allTrim(Str(i)),"container")
   	?Val("1.23E4")
   NEXT 
   RETURN 
    

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbvfp kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport kbCodeSnippet kbvfp700 _IK283 kbVFP700sp1fix 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP500 kbVFP600 kbVFP700 kbVFP500a
Version           : :5.0,5.0a,6.0,7.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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