FIX: Visual FoxPro Fails If Subclass Name Ends in a Number (139108)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 3.0
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 3.0b
This article was previously published under Q139108

SYMPTOMS

When you place a subclass of an existing class on a form, and the name of that subclass ends in a number, Visual FoxPro fails and returns this error message:
A member object with this name already exists.

STATUS

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

Steps to Reproduce Problem

  1. Create a TextBox subclass called TxtBox1.
  2. Create a new form.
  3. Place a TxtBox1 instance on the form. The instance is assigned the name TxtBox12.
  4. Close and save the form.
  5. Reopen the form.
  6. Try to place another instance of TxtBox1 on the form. Visual FoxPro fails and gives the previously noted error message.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/30/2003
Keywords:kbBug kbfix kbvfp500fix KB139108
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