BUG: DEFINE POPUP PROMPT Can Cause Visual FoxPro to Quit

ID: Q134891

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0

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

Additional query words: kbvfp300 kbvfp500 kbvfp600

Keywords          : kbtool kbVFp300bbug kbVFp500abug kbVFp500bug buglist3.00 kbbuglist
Version           : WINDOWS: 3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug