DOCUMENT:Q136944 12-FEB-2000 [foxpro] TITLE :PRB: Cannot Ignore Activate Event When It Contains an Error PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro PROD/VER:WINDOWS:3.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When a form or an object's Activate event has code that generates a syntax error, it is not possible to click Ignore to skip the offending code without reactivating the Activate event. CAUSE ===== When an error is generated, the Error message window is displayed. When the error window is closed, control returns to the object. When the focus returns to the object, the Activate event fires, and the error appears again. RESOLUTION ========== Click Cancel to cancel the execution, and return to the form object. STATUS ====== This behavior is by design. MORE INFORMATION ================ FoxPro does not control the firing of the Activate event. It is automatically fired by the operating system. Steps to Reproduce Behavior --------------------------- 1. Create a new form. 2. In the Activate event handler, type "&x" (without the quotation marks). 3. Save and run the form. The error "Unrecognized Command Verb" appears. 4. Click Ignore. The error appears again, until you click Cancel. Additional query words: VFoxWin ====================================================================== Keywords : Technology : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 Version : WINDOWS:3.0 ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2000.