PRB: Erroneous "Class Definition is Cyclical" Error

Last reviewed: January 17, 1997
Article ID: Q162252
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

When you add a container with nested controls to another container in Class Designer, the following error message appears:

   Class definition is cyclical

This behavior does not occur in Visual FoxPro 3.0b.

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

The following code illustrates the error:

   CLEAR ALL
   DELETE FILE cyctest.vcx
   DELETE FILE cyctest.vct
   KEYBOARD "{y}" CLEAR
   CREATE CLASS pf AS PAGEFRAME OF cyctest NOWAIT
   RELEASE WINDOW "Class Designer"

   LOCAL aobj[1], xx
   CREATE CLASS c1 AS CONTAINER OF cyctest NOWAIT
   =ASELOBJ(aObj,1)
   xx=aObj[1]
   SET CLASSLIB TO cyctest

   xx.ADDOBJECT('pf1','pf')
   xx.pf1.Page1.ADDOBJECT('pf2','pf')

   KEYBOARD "{y}" CLEAR
   RELEASE WINDOW "Class Designer"

   CREATE CLASS c2 OF cyctest AS CONTAINER NOWAIT
   =ASELOBJ(aObj,1)
   xx=aObj[1]
   xx.ADDOBJECT('c11','c1')

   SET CLASSLIB TO


KBCategory: kbother kbprb
KBSubcategory: FxtoolClassdes FxprgClassoop
Additional reference words: 5.00 vfoxwin kbdse



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Last reviewed: January 17, 1997
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