FIX: Visual FoxPro Fails If Subclass Name Ends in a Number

ID: Q139108

3.00 3.00b WINDOWS kbprg kbbuglist kbfixlist

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b

SYMPTOMS

When you place a subclass of an existing class on a form, and the name of that subclass ends in a number, Visual FoxPro fails and returns this error message:

   A member object with this name already exists.

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 5.0 for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. Create a TextBox subclass called TxtBox1.

2. Create a new form.

3. Place a TxtBox1 instance on the form. The instance is assigned the

   name TxtBox12.

4. Close and save the form.

5. Reopen the form.

6. Try to place another instance of TxtBox1 on the form. Visual FoxPro

   fails and gives the previously noted error message.

KBCategory: kbprg kbbuglist kbfixlist KBSubcategory: FxprgClassoop VFoxWin buglist3.00 buglist3.00b fixlist5.00 Additional reference words: 3.00 3.00b class member object

Keywords          : kbVFp kbVFp300bbug kbVFp500fix buglist3.00 FxprgClassoop kbbuglist kbfixlist
Version           : 3.00 3.00b
Platform          : WINDOWS
Solution Type     : kbfix