PRB: PRTINFO() Function Causes Fatal Error on Windows 98

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SYMPTOMS

A fatal exception error occurs on a Windows 98 computer after you use the GETPRINTER() function and SET PRINTER ON PROMPT command followed by a PRTINFO function.

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The current resolution is to avoid using the GETPRINTER function and SET PRINTER ON PROMPT command followed by a PRTINFO function. The fatal error occurs after issuing the PRTINFO function.

The SET PRINTER ON PROMPT can be used instead of the GETPRINTER function.

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STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

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Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Execute the following code on a computer running Windows 98:
cPrinter = GETPRINTER() SET PRINTER ON PROMPT ?PRTINFO(2) && This returns a code for the paper size.
After you issue the PRTINFO() function, a fatal exception error occurs.

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 Professional Edition

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kbbug kbpending kbprb kbprint KB193294

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