>Help ...
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> ... we have just copied a perfectly working VFP6 application from one machine to a new one. We copied the existing directory structure to the same drive on the new machine. This includes the foxpro run time libraries. However the program does not run .... we get the following ...
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>"Error 171 trying to report error 171"
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>On pressing OK we then get an exception fault . This error number cannot be found in the documentation.
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>To further diagnose the problem we create a one line program that does ONLY a wait window within the directory that has the foxpro "run times". As soon as the wait window tries to put text to the screen we ge the same result. With no text its OK.
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>Both PC's have the same OS, ie NT Workstation with an Arabic locale. Rebooting the new machine into Windows 95 and then running the same program from the same directory works fine on the new machine.
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>Actually we are stumped ... has anyone any idea where the problem could be?
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>Richard Schneller

Dear Richard,

I also use my own setup-by-hand method.

The MS KB article Q190869 list the necessary files to be installed to run VFP6:
filename /version
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asycfilt.dll /2.30.4261
msvcrt.dll /6.00.8168
oleaut32.dll /2.30.4261
olepro32.dll /5.0.4261
stdole2.tlb /2.30.4261
vfp6r.dll /6.0.8167
vfp6renu.dll /6.0.8167

To run active documents, the following file is required:
vfp6run.exe/6.0.8167

All of these file copy into system dir. And you must register the following files:

vfp6r.dll
oleaut32.dll
olepro32.dll
vfp6run.exe (I cannot register it, I think the original article is buggy)

VFP setup wizard install the following files, but these files may not be required to run vfp generated exe: (In your case these are necessary)
(It was the answer for my mistery)

msvcrt40.dll
odbckey.inf
odbcstf.dll

I hope it helps. Tell me if it does.

bb