DOCUMENT:Q174967  26-AUG-1999  [foxpro]
TITLE   :PRB: DoDefault() in Command Window Stops Visual FoxPro
PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:5.0a
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kberrmsg kbvfp

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 5.0a 
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SYMPTOMS
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Typing DoDefault() in the Command window causes an application error in Visual
FoxPro version 5.0a. In Windows 95, the error message below appears:

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

After pressing the Details push button, the following message appears:

   VFP caused an invalid pagefault in module VFP .EXE at <register
   address>.

In Windows NT 4.0, the following error appears:

   An application error had occurred and an application error log is being
   generated.
   VFP.EXE
   Exception: access violation.

STATUS
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Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
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This also occurs with Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2 installed. In Visual
FoxPro version 5.0, typing DoDefault() in Command window error produces the
following error message:

   Statement is only valid within a Method

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. In the Command window, type in the following command:

         DoDefault()

NOTE: Visual FoxPro version 5.0a stops immediately after you press Enter.

Additional query words: Dodefault GPF Invalid Page Fault Application Error Unhandled exception

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbvfp 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP500a
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0a
Issue type        : kbprb

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