Microsoft KB Archive/190821

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FIX: Component Gallery Dynamic Folder Gives Fatal Exception

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ID: Q190821

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 6.0

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SYMPTOMS
When you use the Open dialog to specify a Dynamic Folder for a Component Gallery item, a Fatal Exception error occurs and Visual FoxPro closes.

RESOLUTION
Enter the Dynamic folder directly into the Node tab of the Properties dialog box without using the Open dialog.

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

This bug was fixed in the updated version of the Setup Wizard Vfp6swiz.exe dated 10/08/1998.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

 * 1) Start the Component Gallery.
 * 2) Go to the Component Gallery Options dialog box by selecting the Options button at the top, and make sure the "Advanced editing enabled" option is selected in the Standard tab.
 * 3) Right-click a Catalog item and choose properties.
 * 4) Select the Node tab.
 * 5) In the Catalog Item Properties dialog box, click the ellipse "..." button beside the Class library text box, for the Dynamic folder option.
 * 6) Enter some text in the Open dialog box.
 * 7) Click the OK button.

RESULTS: The Fatal Exception occurs and Visual FoxPro closes.