BUG: @ .. SAY Gives Error: Invalid or Corrupt OLE Object

Last reviewed: June 26, 1995
Article ID: Q122971

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6, 2.6a

SYMPTOMS

Issuing a series of @..SAYs from a general field containing a bitmap results in this error message:

   Invalid or Corrupt OLE Object

CAUSE

Issuing several @..SAYs to display a bitmap from a general field causes this error because approximately 32 bytes of memory are lost each time a bitmap is displayed. Memory is not being released properly. After several @..SAYs, FoxPro eventually runs out of resources.

RESOLUTION

Issue an @..SAY..BITMAP from a file instead of a general field.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

Create a database with a general field called Gen.
Append a blank record to the new database and copy a bitmap into the general field.
Type in and run the following program to reproduce the problem:
endit=.F.
ON KEY LABEL F10 endit=.T. DO WHILE endit != .T.
```
      @ 0,0 SAY gen
```
ENDDO

After several iterations, the error message is displayed.

Additional reference words: FoxWin 2.50 2.50a 2.50b 2.60 2.60a buglist2.50
buglist2.50a buglist2.50b buglist2.60 buglist2.60a
KBCategory: kbinterop kbole kbbuglist
KBSubcategory: FxinteropOle

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Last reviewed: June 26, 1995
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