Microsoft KB Archive/193294

= PRB: PRTINFO Function Causes Fatal Error on Windows 98 =

Article ID: 193294

Article Last Modified on 10/15/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q193294



SYMPTOMS
A fatal exception error occurs on a Windows 98 computer after you use the GETPRINTER function and SET PRINTER ON PROMPT command followed by a PRTINFO function.



RESOLUTION
The current resolution is to avoid using the GETPRINTER function and SET PRINTER ON PROMPT command followed by a PRTINFO function. The fatal error occurs after issuing the PRTINFO function.

The SET PRINTER ON PROMPT can be used instead of the GETPRINTER function.



STATUS
Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.



Steps to Reproduce Behavior
  Execute the following code on a computer running Windows 98: cPrinter = GETPRINTER SET PRINTER ON PROMPT ?PRTINFO(2) && This returns a code for the paper size. After you issue the PRTINFO function, a fatal exception error occurs. 

Keywords: kbbug kbprint kbprb kbpending KB193294

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