FIX: C0000005 Fatal Error Typing Characters In Find Dialog Box

ID: Q222136

The information in this article applies to:

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

SYMPTOMS

Open the Find dialog box in Visual FoxPro, type characters into the "Look for" combo box does not allow you to enter any more characters. Using Visual FoxPro 6.0 with Windows 95 or later or Windows NT, you will see the following message:

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 0x005a8b20

Under Windows 95 or later, Visual FoxPro 5.0 produces an error similar to the following:

VFP caused an invalid page fault in module VFP.EXE at 0157:005a8b20

STATUS

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

This behavior also occurs in the File text box in the Coverage dialog box. The Coverage dialog box is accessed from the Debugger menu by selecting Tools then Coverage Logging.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Start Visual FoxPro.

From the Visual FoxPro menu select Edit then Find.

Type as many characters in the "Look for" combo box as it permits.

Visual FoxPro will close.

Additional query words: KBDSE

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