Article: Q318704
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): 7.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbCOMt kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport kbCodeSnippet kbvfp700 _IK283 kbVFP700sp1fix
Last Modified: 10-APR-2002
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 7.0
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use the CreateObjectEx() function to create an Excel.Application
object, and you reference a property of the Excel.Application object, you may
receive one of the following error messages:
In Microsoft Visual FoxPro 7.0:
Fatal error: Exception code=C0000005
-or-
Member ACTIVEDIALOG does not evaluate to an object.
In Visual FoxPro 7.0 Service Pack 1:
OLE error code 0x8002802b: Element not found.
RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Visual FoxPro for
Windows 7.0. For additional information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q316964 How to Obtain the Latest Visual FoxPro for Windows 7.0 Service Pack
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Visual FoxPro for
Windows 7.0.
This problem was first corrected in Visual FoxPro for Windows 7.0 Service Pack 1.
MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior:
1. Paste the following code in a program (.prg) file named Test, and then run
the program from the Command window:
SET RESOURCE OFF
PUBLIC x AS Excel.Application
x = CREATEOBJECTEX("excel.application","",;
"{000208D5-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}")
x.Quit
x = CREATEOBJECTEX("excel.application","",;
"{000208D5-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}")
x.ActiveDialog.Comments
x.Quit
RELEASE x
RETURN
2. Save and close the program.
3. Run Test.prg from the Command window.
Additional query words:
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Keywords : kbCOMt kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport kbCodeSnippet kbvfp700 _IK283 kbVFP700sp1fix
Technology : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP700
Version : :7.0
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbfix
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