FIX: C0000005 Fatal Error Using DIRECTORY("\\\dirname")

ID: Q221722

The information in this article applies to:

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

SYMPTOMS

Issuing the DIRECTORY() function where the directory name argument contains three backslashes under Windows NT causes Visual FoxPro 6.0 to generate the following error:

Fatal error: Exception code=C0000005

Under the same circumstances, Visual FoxPro 5.0 produces an error similar to the following under Windows NT:

An application error has occurred and an application error log is being generated.
vfp.exe
Exception: access violation (0xc0000005),Address 0x0049b575

Under Windows 9x, Visual FoxPro executes the function without error.

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

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Run the following code from the Command Window


? DIRECTORY("\\\bogusdir")

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbservicepack kbVFp500abug kbVFp600 kbVFp600bug kbXBase kbVS600sp2 kbVS600SP1 kbVS600sp3fix kbGrpFox
Version : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0a,6.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug