PRB: Label Caption Longer Than 255 Characters Causes GPF

 Last reviewed: November 12, 1996
Article ID: Q159269
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

Visual FoxPro 5.0 causes a General Protection Fault (GPF) when the caption property of a Label is set more than 255 characters.

WORKAROUND

Set the caption property of a Label to something less than 255 characters.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

This behavior happens only in Visual FoxPro 5.0; it works as expected in Visual FoxPro 3.0 or 3.0b.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Create a Form and place a Label on it.

  2. In the INIT method of the form, put in the following code: 

          ThisForm.Label1.Caption = Replicate("X",256)

  3. Save and run the form.

NOTE: Visual FoxPro terminates immediately when the form runs. (Generally the fault is an "Invalid Page Fault.")

KBCategory: kbtool kbprb
KBSubcategory: FxtoolFormdes
Additional reference words: 5.00 kbdse vfoxwin



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Last reviewed: November 12, 1996
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