PRB: Cannot Ignore Activate Event When It Contains an Error

ID: Q136944

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

When a form or an object's Activate event has code that generates a syntax error, it is not possible to click Ignore to skip the offending code without reactivating the Activate event.

CAUSE

When an error is generated, the Error message window is displayed. When the error window is closed, control returns to the object. When the focus returns to the object, the Activate event fires, and the error appears again.

RESOLUTION

Click Cancel to cancel the execution, and return to the form object.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

FoxPro does not control the firing of the Activate event. It is automatically fired by the operating system.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Create a new form.

2. In the Activate event handler, type "&x" (without the quotation marks).

3. Save and run the form. The error "Unrecognized Command Verb" appears.

4. Click Ignore. The error appears again, until you click Cancel.