FIX: C0000005 Fatal Error Creating Index Tag

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

SYMPTOMS

Creating and saving a CDX index tag in the Table Designer after creating an IDX index file causes the following error message:


In Visual FoxPro 6.0:

Fatal Error: Exception code=C0000005

An application error has occurred and an application error log is being generated
VFP.exe
Exception:access violation(0xc0000005), Address: <memory address>

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

1. Create a .PRG with the following code:




CREATE TABLE idxtest (col1_c C(10), col2_i I)
INSERT INTO idxtest VALUES ('one',1)
INSERT INTO idxtest VALUES ('two',2)
INDEX ON col2_i TO my_long_index_name  && create a IDX file
MODI STRUCTURE
  

2. In Table Designer, select the Index tab.



3. Type in Test for the name column and col1_c for the Expression column.



4. Select OK to save the changes.
   
   Note that immediately after saving the changes, Visual FoxPro generates the Fatal Error and terminates.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbservicepack kbDatabase kbVFp500 kbVFp500a kbVFp500abug kbVFp600 kbVFp600bug KbDBFDBC kbVS600sp2 kbVS600SP1 kbVS600sp3fix kbGrpFox
Version : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0a,6.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug