BUG: DEFINE POPUP PROMPT Can Cause Visual FoxPro to Quit

 Last reviewed: May 5, 1997
Article ID: Q134891
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a

SYMPTOMS

Using DEFINE POPUP PROMPT FILES from a user-defined menu can cause Visual FoxPro to quit.

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.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

  1. Run the following program:

    Define PAD xx OF _msysmenu PROMPT "Whatever" DEFINE POPUP yy PROMPT FILES LIKE *.* KEYBOARD "{ESC}" ACTIVATE POPUP yy 

          * To easily reproduce this, you need to activate the Popup once
    ON PAD xx of _msysmenu ACTIVATE POPUP yy

  2. Click the Whatever menu.

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

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Last reviewed: May 5, 1997
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