Opening a File Causes the Application to Close

ID: Q123862

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to open a file from an application that uses common dialog boxes, the application appears to close.

CAUSE

A bug in ChopText() (called by DlgDirList) trashes the stack in USER server-side.C:\SW\MW\R2\LIB\SERVICES\NT almost fits into static control, while C:\...\MW\R2\LIB\SERVICES\NT does fit, even though it is more characters. In this case, ChopText substitutes the first 6 characters of the path with a prefix containing 7 characters. The extra character is written in front of lpch, which corrupts the stack.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Workstation and Windows NT Server version 3.5. This problem was corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.5. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodnt 3.50 file/open screen disappear

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