BUG: Erroneous "Class Definition is Cyclical" Error

ID: Q162252

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 5.0, 6.0

SYMPTOMS

When you add a container with nested controls to another container in Class Designer, the following error message appears:

   Class definition is cyclical

This behavior does not occur in Visual FoxPro 3.0b.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

The following code illustrates the error:

   CLEAR ALL
   DELETE FILE cyctest.vcx
   DELETE FILE cyctest.vct
   KEYBOARD "{y}" CLEAR
   CREATE CLASS pf AS PAGEFRAME OF cyctest NOWAIT
   RELEASE WINDOW "Class Designer"

   LOCAL aobj[1], xx
   CREATE CLASS c1 AS CONTAINER OF cyctest NOWAIT
   =ASELOBJ(aObj,1)
   xx=aObj[1]
   SET CLASSLIB TO cyctest

   xx.ADDOBJECT('pf1','pf')
   xx.pf1.Page1.ADDOBJECT('pf2','pf')

   KEYBOARD "{y}" CLEAR
   RELEASE WINDOW "Class Designer"

   CREATE CLASS c2 OF cyctest AS CONTAINER NOWAIT
   =ASELOBJ(aObj,1)
   xx=aObj[1]
   xx.ADDOBJECT('c11','c1')

   SET CLASSLIB TO

Additional reference words:

Keywords          : kbVFp kbVFp500bug kbVFp600bug FxprgClassoop FxtoolClassdes 
Version           : 5.00 6.00
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug