FIX: Component Gallery Dynamic Folder Gives Fatal Exception

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 6.0

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Open dialog to specify a Dynamic Folder for a Component Gallery item, a Fatal Exception error occurs and Visual FoxPro closes.

RESOLUTION

Enter the Dynamic folder directly into the Node tab of the Properties dialog box without using the Open dialog.

STATUS

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

This bug was corrected in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3. For more information about Visual Studio service packs, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

Q194295 HOWTO: Tell That Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs Are Installed

This bug was fixed in the updated version of the Setup Wizard Vfp6swiz.exe dated 10/08/1998.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Start the Component Gallery.



2. Go to the Component Gallery Options dialog box by selecting the Options button at the top, and make sure the "Advanced editing enabled" option is selected in the Standard tab.



3. Right-click a Catalog item and choose properties.



4. Select the Node tab.



5. In the Catalog Item Properties dialog box, click the ellipse "..." button beside the Class library text box, for the Dynamic folder option.



6. Enter some text in the Open dialog box.



7. Click the OK button.

REFERENCES

For more information on the updated Setup Wizard, please see the following URL:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vfoxpro/downloads/updates.asp

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbservicepack kbAppSetup kbVFp600 kbVFp600bug kbVS600sp2 kbVS600SP1 kbVS600sp3fix kbTools
Version : WINDOWS:6.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug