FIX: Empty Memo Shows Trash Data With Trace Window Mouse Over (221639)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 6.0

This article was previously published under Q221639

SYMPTOMS

When a memo field is empty and the mouse is moved over a reference to the memo field in the Trace window of the Debugger, "garbage" characters are displayed in the ToolTip message.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

This bug was corrected in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3. For more information about Visual Studio service packs, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

194295 HOWTO: Tell That Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs Are Installed

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Create a new program file and enter or paste in the following code:

LOCAL iCounter
CREATE TABLE TEST (iInt i, mMemo M)
FOR icounter=1 TO 5
    INSERT INTO TEST (iInt) values (m.iCounter)
NEXT
GOTO TOP
SET STEP ON
m.mMemo=TEST.mMemo

Save and run the program.
In the Trace window of the Debugger, put the mouse over the last line of the program: (m.mMemo=test.mMemo).
Observe the text displayed in the ToolTip.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	10/15/2002
Keywords:	kbBug kbDatabase kbMiscTools kbVS600sp3fix KB221639