KB189912 - BUG: RELEASE CLASSLIB in App or EXE Requires Use of ALIAS

Article ID: 189912

Article Last Modified on 12/11/1999

Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0a
Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 Professional Edition

This article was previously published under Q189912

SYMPTOMS

Attempting to release a class library that is contained in an APP or an EXE will fail with a Class library file not found error.

RESOLUTION

The ALIAS clause must be used in the SET CLASSLIB and RELEASE CLASSLIB commands.

   * Set the class library using an ALIAS
   SET CLASSLIB TO WizCtrl.vcx IN HOME()+"Wizard.app" ALIAS MyWizClass
   * Release the class library using the ALIAS from above
   RELEASE CLASSLIB ALIAS MyWizClass

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Run the following commands from the command window or from within a program:

   SET CLASSLIB TO WizCtrl IN HOME()+"Wizard.app"
   RELEASE CLASSLIB WizCtrl IN HOME()+"Wizard.app"

Note: The Class library not found error occurs.

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