BUG: SavePicture Function Hangs VFP When Zero Disk Space

ID: Q195263

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0

SYMPTOMS

Using the SavePicture function to create a bitmap from a picture object reference and saving it to a storage media that has zero disk space hangs Visual FoxPro 5.x or 6.0.

RESOLUTION

Free up some disk space before using the SavePicture function to create a bitmap.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Copy some files onto a floppy disk until it reports 0 free space.

In the Visual FoxPro Command window, type the following command: oPicture = LOADPICTURE(HOME()+"fox.bmp") ? SAVEPICTURE(oPicture,"a:\foxtest.bmp")

RESULT: Visual FoxPro hangs and you have to press Ctrl+Alt+Del to terminate Visual FoxPro.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbVFp500bug kbVFp600bug kbXBase
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Issue type : kbbug