Q135613: FIX: Exiting Wizard-Generated Form Causes Several Errors

Article: Q135613
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbbuglist kbfixlist
Last Modified: 24-MAR-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you try to exit from a wizard-generated form, the following errors occur:

  FOR i=1 to m.nTablesUsed
  Error: 27
  Not a numeric expression
  Method: destroy
  Line: 52

followed by:

  If USED(aTablesUsed[m.i,1] AND
  ATC(".TMP",DBF(aTablesUsed[m.i,1]))=0 &&skip for views
  Error: 31
  Invalid subscript reference
  Method: destroy
  Line: 53

followed by two more error messages.

CAUSE
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The form generated by the Form Wizard has been placed into a form set. The Form
Wizard code is not currently designed to work in a form set.

WORKAROUND
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Remove the form from the form set to resolve the issue.


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 was corrected in Visual FoxPro 3.0b
for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Problem
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1. On the Tools menu, click Wizards and then Form.

2. Within the Form Wizard, use any desired table and select any options you
  like. On the Final step, select 'Save form and modify it in the Form
  Designer.'

3. In the Form Designer, on the Form menu, click Create Formset.

4. In the Property window for Form1, change the Visible property to true (.T.).

5. Save and run the form.

6. Click the Exit button on the wizard-generated form, and note that the errors
  occur.

Additional query words: 3.00 VFoxWin fixlist3.00b buglist3.00

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Keywords          :  kbbuglist kbfixlist
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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