PRB: Modifying a Class Library Causes Error in VFP 6.0 That Forces the Program to Terminate (238659)

SYMPTOMS

Modifying a visual class library (.vcx) file by using the Class Designer causes an error in Visual FoxPro 6.0 that forces the program to terminate abnormally. The error may also occur when opening the visual class library file in the Project Manager, Class Browser, or Component Gallery.

RESOLUTION

Use the visual class library file as a table, delete the ASCII characters from the Reserved5 field, and recompile the visual class library file.

Step-by-Step Example

Use the visual class library as a table. For example, if the class library is named Ztest, issue the following in the Command window:
```
USE ZTest.vcx
Browse
					
```
Go to the Reserved5 field and open up the field manually. Because the Reserved 5 field contains the path and file name for the image that is used to display the class in the project manager, and so forth, you want to remove the high ASCII characters by deleting them.
Issue these commands in the Command window to recompile the class code:
```
USE
COMPILE CLASS Ztest
					
```
Re-open the class library in the normal fashion.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Some third-party products have icons associated with visual class libraries. This information is contained in the Reserved5 field of the .vcx file.

Obtain a visual class library that has the characters described in the "Symptoms" section in the Reserved5 field.
On the visual class library File menu, select Open, or use the MODIFY CLASS command. Note that an error similar to one described in the "Symptoms" section appears.