BUG: Scale Method Causes Error When Scale Is a Large Value

• Standard, Professional, and Enterprise Editions of Microsoft Visual Basic, 16-bit and 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

Executing the Scale method of a PictureBox control using large numbers for the arguments results in an run-time error with the following message:

   Run-time error "5". Invalid procedure call.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

This following sample code represents the minimum conditions where this issue may occur. This issue can affect programs created in Visual Basic version 3.0 that are ported to version 4.0

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Start 16-bit or 32-bit Visual Basic 4.0, or if it is already running, click New Project on the File menu.

2. Add a PictureBox control and a Command button to the Form1 form.

3. Copy the following code to the Code window of the Form1 form:

         Option Explicit
   

         Private Sub Command1_Click()
            Picture1.Scale (14000005, 14000005)-(10000005, 10000005)
         End Sub
   
   

4. On the Run menu, click Start or press the F5 key to start the program. An 'Invalid Procedure Call' error occurs.