BUG: Form Builder Form Causes Illegal Operation

ID: Q162253

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 5.0, 6.0

SYMPTOMS

When you run (or attempt to modify after running) a Form that was created with the Form Builder, the following error message appears:

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

   VFP caused a stack fault in module VFP.EXE ...

CAUSE

One of the labels that was added by the Form Builder was modified so that both the AutoSize and WordWrap properties are .T. (True).

RESOLUTION

Before running a form where you have set both the AutoSize and WordWrap properties on a label added by the Form Builder, right-click the Visible property of the label and click "Reset to Default."

If you already ran the form and received the problem described in the Symptoms section, type the following commands in the command window to correct the form so that you can modify it and run it in the future:

NOTE: Spacing and case are important in the REPLACE command.

   scxfile = GETFILE('SCX', 'Locate your form')
   USE (scxfile)
   REPLACE ALL properties WITH ;
     STRTRAN(properties, "Visible = .T."+CHR(13)+CHR(10)) ;
     FOR "label" $ baseclass
   USE

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

This behavior does not occur in Visual FoxPro 3.0b for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Create a new form in Visual FoxPro.

2. On the Form menu, click Quick Form or right-click the form and select

   Builder from the shortcut menu.

4. Select any label that was added to the form and set the following

   properties:

   AutoSize = .T. (True)
   WordWrap = .T. (True)

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kberrmsg kbVFp500bug kbVFp600bug FxtoolBuilder FxtoolFormdes 
Version           : 5.00 6.00
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: November 1, 1998