FIX: Calling AINSTANCE in Loop Causes Memory Leak

ID: Q191671

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0a

SYMPTOMS

Repeatedly calling the AINSTANCE function cause a memory leak in Visual FoxPro 5.0x.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug has been corrected in Visual FoxPro 6.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Each iteration of the AINSTANCE() function causes a 276 byte memory leak in user object memory as measured by SYS(1016).

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Create a program containing the following code and run the program: CLEAR SET TALK OFF ox=CREATEOBJECT("form") ox.ADDOBJECT("command1","commandbutton") ox.SHOW ACTIVATE SCREEN FOR i=1 TO 100 =AINSTANCE(ss,"form") ? SYS(1016) ENDFOR

Additional query words: kbVFp500abug kbOOP kbfvp600fix

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