BUG: Compile of Report with #INCLUDE Causes VFP to Terminate

ID: Q190544

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0a

SYMPTOMS

You are attempting to compile a report that contains a #INCLUDE statement in one of its Data Environment methods. You could do this could explicitly with COMPILE REPORT. Or you could do it implicitly by building a project that contains the report after selecting the Recompile All Files check box in the Project Manager Build Options dialog box. When the compile occurs, you get an error similar to the following under Windows NT:

Exception: access violation (0xc0000005), Address: 0x00401252
Under Windows 95, you get an error similar to the following:
VFP caused an invalid page fault in module VFP.EXE at 0137:00401252
The specific address will vary between specific Visual FoxPro versions.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.


MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Run the following code from a program (.prg) file. It will create a header file, paste in a #DEFINE, and save and close the file. It will then create a report and open the report's Data Environment. 
    
      CLOSE DATABASE ALL
      * Create the table
      CREATE TABLE freetab (f1 c(10))
      INSERT INTO freetab VALUES ("abcde")
      * Create the header file
      _CLIPTEXT = '#DEFINE CX "test"'
      KEYBOARD '{ctrl+v}{ctrl+w}'
      MODIFY FILE inclfile.h

      * Create the report
      _CLIPTEXT = '# include inclfile.h' + CHR(13) + ;
         "WAIT WINDOW CX"
      MODIFY REPORT test NOWAIT
      KEYBOARD '{alt+v}e'


  2. Right-click the report's Data Environment window and select Code from the Shortcut menu.


  3. Paste the contents of the Clipboard into the Code window, and close the Code window.


  4. Right-click the report's Data Environment window and select Add from the Shortcut menu.


  5. Add the table Freetab.dbf from the Open dialog box and click OK. Click Close in the Add Table or View dialog box.


  6. Close the report and click Yes when prompted to save the report.


  7. Type the following in the Command window then press ENTER: 
    
      COMPILE REPORT test


Under Windows NT, you will get an error similar to "Exception: access violation (0xc0000005), Address: 0x00401252". Under Windows 95, you will get an error similar to "VFP caused an invalid page fault in module Vfp.exe at 0137:00401252" and Visual FoxPro will terminate.

In the Project Manager, if you build a project, application or executable that contains the report with the #INCLUDE, the error will occur if the report is recompiled. If you have selected the Recompile All Files check box in the Project Manager Build Options dialog box, this will cause the report to be recompiled each time the project is built.

(c) Microsoft Corporation 1998, All Rights Reserved. Contributions by Jim Saunders, Microsoft Corporation

Additional query words: kbVFp500abug kbReportWriter

Keywords : kbcode kberrmsg
Version : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0a
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug


Last Reviewed: August 3, 1999
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