Q160918: FIX: SAVE SCREEN and TYPE() Cause Visual FoxPro to Terminate

Article: Q160918
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbvfp kbvfp500bug kbvfp600fix
Last Modified: 24-MAR-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Issuing the following commands from within a program or Command Window will
cause Visual FoxPro to terminate:

     DISPLAY MEMORY
     SAVE SCREEN TO mscreen
     ? TYPE('mscreen')

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
version 6.0

MORE INFORMATION
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If the variable that is being evaluated by TYPE() is of type "S," Visual FoxPro
will terminate. Type "S" is a variable containing the output of the Save Screen
command.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbvfp kbvfp500bug kbvfp600fix 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP500
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0
Issue type        : kbbug kbprb
Solution Type     : kbfix

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