FIX: RELEASE POPUP _medit Command Causes Invalid Page Fault

Last reviewed: October 29, 1997
Article ID: Q161188

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

Issuing the command RELEASE POPUP _medit twice causes Visual FoxPro 5.0 to terminate. The error message states:

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

Pressing the Details button reveals the following information:

   "VFP caused an invalid page fault in module VFP.EXE at <register
   address>"

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

Steps to Reproduce Problem

In the Command window, issue the following command twice:

   RELEASE POPUP _medit

The error message mentioned above appears and Visual FoxPro terminates.

Keywords          : buglist5.00 FxprgGeneral vfoxwin vfpfix5.0a kbprg 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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