DOCUMENT:Q153418  15-DEC-1999  [foxpro]
TITLE   :PRB: Error Caused By 68K EXE Created by Visual FoxPro Mac
PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro
PROD/VER:MACINTOSH:3.0b
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Macintosh, version 3.0b 
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SYMPTOMS
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The following error message is returned when a particular code sequence is
compiled to a 68K .exe file:

   Sorry,a system error occurred. "VFP Support Library 68K" error type 11.
   Restart

The code works correctly when run as a .prg file or an .app file.

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

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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The following code when put in a program, added to a project, and compiled to a
68K .exe file will cause errors that differ depending on the system's software
and type of computer:

      SET TALK OFF   && without this line it works
      SET PRINTER ON && without this line it works
      mMain=0

      @  3,5 GET mMain  FUNCTION '*RT A'
      * TO SEE THE ERROR,CLICK ON THE RADIO BUTTON
      READ
      CLEAR && without this line it works

      SET PRINTER TO "STOX1A.TXT" && without this line it works

      ** this could be virtually any SQL SELECT statement

      SELECT DISTINCT BMASTER.SITEID;
         FROM BMASTER, SITE;
         WHERE SITE.SITEID = BMASTER.SITEID;
         INTO ARRAY aSTUDY

      WAIT WINDOW STR(ALEN(aSTUDY,1)) NOWAIT

Additional query words: VFoxMac

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300bMac
Version           : MACINTOSH:3.0b

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