PRB: Class Browser: "Unable to Display Class Hierarchy" Error

ID: Q136848

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

When a Class library is browsed in the Class Browser and a class that has subclasses is removed, the error "Unable to Display Class Hierarchy" is displayed when the Class Browser form is refreshed.

CAUSE

A class contains an explicit reference to its parent in a .vcx file. If the parent class is removed, the derived class cannot find its parent, and the class hierarchy is incorrect.

RESOLUTION

Remove the child classes first, and then delete the parent class.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Start the Class Browser (On the Tools menu, click Class Browser).

2. Open a class that has some child classes. For example, open the

   Tsbase.vcx file located in the Vfp\Mainsamp\Libs directory.

3. Click the Remove button to delete a class that has derived classes. For

   example, delete TSBASEFORM. The error "Unable to Display class
   hierarchy" is displayed.

Additional reference words: 3.00 VFoxWin KBCategory: kbtool kbprb kberrmsg KBSubcategory: FxtoolClassbrow