Article: Q129646
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbvfp kbvfp300bBUG kbvfp500fixkbbuglist kbfixlist
Last Modified: 24-MAR-2000
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b
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SYMPTOMS
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Visual FoxPro will not trap for the error caused by trying to open a table that
is part of a corrupted database.
Usually, the "USE customer" command will open the table and the database that the
table is part of. If the Database is corrupt, the following message is
displayed:
The database for table C:\..\CUSTOMER.DBF could not be opened. Would you
like to try to locate the owning database or delete the link (and free
the table). Locate Delete Cancel
In a program with an error routine, the error routine is not called, and the
above message is still displayed. Selecting Cancel ends the program.
RESOLUTION
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Do not open a table that is part of a database without first opening the
database. Then you can trap for the error generated by trying to open a corrupt
database.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article. This problem has been fixed in Visual FoxPro 5.0
for Windows.
MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Problem
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Corrupt the TESTDATA database by opening it as a table and deleting the first
record. Run the following program:
SET DEFAULT TO C:\VFP\SAMPLES\DATA
ON ERROR DO errhand WITH ERROR(), MESSAGE()
USE customer
ON ERROR
PROCEDURE errhand
PARAMETERS errno, errmsg
WAIT WINDOW STR(errno)+" "+ errmsg
RETURN
Additional query words: 3.00 3.00b free
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Keywords : kbvfp kbvfp300bBUG kbvfp500fix kbbuglist kbfixlist
Technology : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 kbVFP300b
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbfix
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