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VFPA/VFP source code or other way to fix C5 exception
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06/12/2020 06:19:35
Dragan Nedeljkovich
Now officially retired
Zrenjanin, Serbia
 
 
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01/12/2020 05:09:34
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Third party products
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01677317
Message ID:
01677435
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>>EU law allows to disasemble for compatibility reasons. So it is allowed to use 64bit MASM to make VFP Windows 64 compatible or like in my case fix issue with Postgres odbc driver compatibility.
>
>I share the estimate that MS is not interested and agree on the consent here about interpretation in jurisdictions on allowing fixes.
>If you want to add a layer of protection for yourself, forward the error to MS before contacting Chen ;-)
>I would NOT say mentioning VFPA to MS is best way for Chen and VFPA as it might be best not to prod sleeping legal eagles too often.
>I don't think you have that strong a position on 64bit version: MS might argue that to be intended and not a bug...

I don't think it was intended, it was presented to us as an impossible task, and a solid reason to drop VFP out of VS. Check the threads 2001-2003.

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