FIX: SHOW GET PROMPT for Check Box / Radio Button Causes GPF

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5, 2.5a, and 2.5b

SYMPTOMS

Executing a SHOW GET PROMPT command for a check box or radio button in the SHOW clause will cause a general protection (GP) fault.

NOTE: This does not cause a problem in FoxPro versions 2.5, 2.5a, and 2.5b for MS-DOS.

RESOLUTION

Remove the PROMPT clause from the SHOW GET command.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in FoxPro versions 2.5, 2.5a and 2.5b for Windows. This problem was corrected in FoxPro 2.6 for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

The following program demonstrates the problem:

   DIMENSION options[11]
   options[1]=1

   @4.077,22.333 GET options[1] ;
      PICTURE "@*C ";
      SIZE 1.308,4.833 ;
      DEFAULT 0 ;
      FONT " MS Sans Serif", 8 ;
      STYLE "B" ;
      DISABLE

   READ CYCLE SHOW myshow()

   PROCEDURE myshow
      SHOW GET options[1],1 PROMPT 'Left Justify' DISABLE
      RETURN