DOCUMENT:Q299955 29-AUG-2001 [foxpro] TITLE :FIX: Using SET('PRINTER) in COM Server Causes Error PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro PROD/VER::6.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbCOMt kbvfp kbvfp600 kbvfp600bug kbGrpDSFox kbCodeSnippet kbvfp700fix kbvfp700 ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 6.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== If you use SET('PRINTER',2) or SET('PRINTER,3) in a Component Object Model (COM) server, you may receive an error message that resembles the following: OLE IDispatch exception code 1031... User-interface not allowed at this time. STATUS ====== This problem was corrected in Visual FoxPro version 7.0 for Windows. MORE INFORMATION ================ Steps to Reproduce Behavior --------------------------- 1. In Visual FoxPro (VFP) 6.0, paste the following code in a new program: *!* Q299955 *!* Q299955 LOCAL lcVar #DEFINE CRLF CHR(13) + CHR(10) CREATE PROJECT PrnTest NOWAIT lcVar = "DEFINE CLASS PrnTest AS CUSTOM OLEPUBLIC" + CRLF + ; " PROCEDURE ShowProblem" + CRLF + ; " LOCAL lcPrinter" + CRLF + ; " SYS(2335,0)" + CRLF + ; " lcPrinter = SET('PRINTER', 2)" + CRLF + ; " ENDPROC" + CRLF + ; "ENDDEFINE" =STRTOFILE(lcVar, 'PrnTest.prg', .F.) _VFP.ACTIVEPROJECT.FILES.ADD('PrnTest.prg') _VFP.ACTIVEPROJECT.BUILD('PrnTest.dll', 4) 2. Save and run the program (the name is unimportant). 3. Type the following commands in the Command window: x = CREATEOBJECT("PrnTest.PrnTest") x.ShowProblem() Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : kbCOMt kbvfp kbvfp600 kbvfp600bug kbGrpDSFox kbCodeSnippet kbvfp700fix kbvfp700 Technology : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP600 Version : :6.0 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbfix ============================================================================= 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 2001.