BUG: Cannot Escape Out of ON ERROR Routine

 Last reviewed: May 6, 1997
Article ID: Q129440
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a
  • Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, version 2.6a

SYMPTOMS

An ON ERROR routine with a RETRY is in an infinite loop. Pressing the ESC key does not cancel execution of the RETRY.

CAUSE

The ON ERROR does not call a procedure. It is set as ON ERROR RETRY. When the RETRY is executed, the error that prompted the ON ERROR has not been corrected.

WORKAROUND

You can add a special case to the ON ERROR routine to handle cases where an infinite loop might occur. If SET ESCAPE is ON, you can press the ESC key when the procedure is executing, and execution will be canceled.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Keywords : buglist3.00 buglist3.00b buglist5.00 FxprgGeneral vfpbug5.0a kbbuglist
Version : 3.0 3.0b 5.0 5.0a
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug

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Last reviewed: May 6, 1997
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