FIX: GETDIR() on Empty Floppy Drive Causes Crash

 Last reviewed: October 29, 1997
Article ID: Q159473
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

In Visual FoxPro 5.0, issuing a GETDIR() command on a drive that does not contain a disk results in the following error: 

   This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.

WORKAROUND

Use Foxtools.fll and the ISDISKIN function to check for a disk in the drive prior to issuing the GETDIR() command.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem has been fixed in Visual FoxPro 5.0a.

MORE INFORMATION

To reproduce the problem, do the following:

At the command line enter the following command. Ensure that there is no disk in Drive A: 

   ?GETDIR("A:\")

REFERENCES

For more information about using ISDISKIN please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q125372
   TITLE     : How To Check for a Floppy Disk Using FOXTOOLS

Keywords          : buglist5.00 FxenvError vfoxwin vfpfix5.0a kbenv kbbuglist kbfixlist
Version           : 5.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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Last reviewed: October 29, 1997
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