Hi Cecil.

What sort of object is in record 4? The problem could be properties that have an equal sign on the beginning so that they are calculated at run time. I'm not sure if this is where you'd get the error, but if the object in record 4 is a table or view things like the Filter expression or maybe the select could be the problem. If it only happens sporadically then there is probably a reference in one of these things to a private or public memory variable which, on the occasions of the crashes, does not exist.

Ian Simcock.



>This happens every now and then, the "Error loading file message". Unfortunately, VFP does not give many clues as to why.
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>Here's the whole error:
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>"Error loading file-record number 4. FA_NEW1 <or one of its members>.
>Loading form on the data environment: expression evaluated to an illegal value."
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>I have already opened (hacked) into the form as a DBF file and have looked around. I do not readily see anything that would cause any problems.
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>I am sure that everyone has run into this. I will also PACK the table and maybe even try to compile it as well, but I think I've already done both actions. What else can be done? Oh, by tthe way, the FA_NEW1 is from a Visual Class library and it is a form that is easily opened in the Visual Class Designer.
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>What else can be done?