FIX: C0000005 Fatal Error With MODIFY WINDOW SCREEN in EXE

ID: Q221728

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 6.0

SYMPTOMS

You have an application that uses the Visual FoxPro run-time files. Upon issuing a MODIFY WINDOW SCREEN command, the application exits with the following error:

Fatal error: Exception code=C0000005
Called from - <procedure name and line number> {<path and filename>}

The procedure name and line number contain the method or procedure containing the MODIFY WINDOW SCREEN command and the line number. Note that the line number will be 0 if the executable was built without the Debug Info checkbox in the Project Information dialog box. The path and filename contain the path and filename of the file containing the method or procedure.

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

The MODIFY WINDOW SCREEN command can be used to reset the Visual FoxPro desktop window to its default size and color settings.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Create a project and name it test.

Add a program named Main that contains the following code:


   MODIFY WINDOW SCREEN
   WAIT WINDOW "PRESS ANY KEY TO QUIT"

Build the project into an executable file.

Run the executable file.

RESULTS: The fatal error occurs.

REFERENCES

Additional query words: KBDSE

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