PRB: Error Occurs When Starting a Wizard

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0
• Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, version 2.6
• Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, version 2.6

SYMPTOMS

An error occurs when you try to run a wizard.

NOTE: Some common error messages are listed in the MORE INFORMATION section below.

CAUSE

These errors occur if the wizard table file (WIZARD.DBF) or its associated memo file (WIZARD.FPT) is corrupted.

RESOLUTION

To re-create the default Wizard table files:

1. Delete the WIZARD.DBF and WIZARD.FPT files, which are located in the WIZARDS subdirectory of the main FoxPro directory.

2. Start FoxPro.

3. From the Run menu, choose Wizard, and then choose All.

4. You are then prompted with the following dialog box:

         The wizard registration table cannot be located. Would you like to
         locate it or create a new registration table with default values?
   

   Choose Create.

5. When prompted to select a wizard, select the wizard you want to run, or choose Cancel to return to the Command window.

MORE INFORMATION

Listed below are some common error messages that a corrupted wizard table can cause.

FoxPro Errors

   Line Number: 789
   Program: GETWIZ
   Error: Not a table/DBF.
   Source: USE ...

   Line Number: 789
   Program: GETWIZ
   Error: MEMO file is missing/invalid.
   Source: USE ...

   Line Number: 835
   Program: GETWIZ
   Error: String too long to fit.
   Source: <??>

Program Error

Invalid function argument value, type, or count.

Microsoft FoxPro Errors

   Cannot find the registered wizard.

   No wizards are registered with "REPORT" class.

Dialog Box Prompting to Locate the Wizard Application

   Prompted to locate <wizard>.APP.

Application Error (FoxPro for Windows Only)

   FOXPROW caused a General Protection Fault in module FOXPROW.EXE at
   0001:0BFA.