DOCUMENT:Q289810  01-AUG-2001  [foxpro]
TITLE   :BUG: Right-Clicking Close Button May Cause VFP to Shut Down
PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro
PROD/VER::6.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbvfp600 kbvfp600bug kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport kbCodeSnippet

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you right-click and then left-click the Close button of the Code window or
a window that is created with a MODIFY MEMO command, Visual FoxPro may report
one of the following errors.

In Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me):

   VFP6 has caused an error in VFP6.exe VFP 6.0 will now close.

In Microsoft Windows 2000:

   VFP has generated errors and will be closed by Windows. You will need to
   restart the program. An error log is being created.

In Microsoft Windows NT 4.0:

   An application error has occurred and an application error log is being
   generated.
   VFP6.exe
   Exception access violation (0xc0000005), address:<memory address>

RESOLUTION
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If you are using a MODIFY MEMO command to display the contents of a memo field,
use an edit box object in a form instead.


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

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. In the Command window, type the following:

   MODI COMM Test

2. Click the Close button with the right mouse button, and then click the Close
   button with the left mouse button.

   -or-

1. In the Command window, type the following:

   USE Home(2)+"data\employee"
   MODI MEMO Notes

2. Click the Close button with the right mouse button, and then click the Close
   button with the left mouse button.

Additional query words: crash exit

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Keywords          : kbvfp600 kbvfp600bug kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport kbCodeSnippet 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP600
Version           : :6.0
Issue type        : kbbug

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