FIX: Illegal Operation Caused by Clicking on Blank Index
ID: Q157988
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 5.0
SYMPTOMS
The following message appears when clicking on a blank index in the Table
Designer after removing the field the index was based on.
This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.
This happens if there is only one index for the table, and that index is
based on a field that has been removed.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. fix
MORE INFORMATION
Steps to Reproduce Behavior
- Use the Table Designer to create a table called Test with two character
fields called char1 and char2.
- Click the Indexes tab and create an index called char1 on field char1.
- Click OK. You can add a few records if you wish.
- Type MODIFY STRUCTURE in the Command window.
- In the Fields tab of the Table Designer select the first field char1,
and click Delete. (You must click the Delete button in the dialog box
rather than the press the Delete key on the keyboard.)
- Click the Indexes tab and then click in the blank outlined field under
Name.
The error message "This program has performed an illegal operation and will
be shut down." Appears. When you click Close, Visual FoxPro closes.
Additional query words:
gpf general protection fault
Keywords : kbtool kbVFp kbVFp500afix kbVFp500bug FxtoolDbtabledes
Version : WINDOWS:5.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug