DOCUMENT:Q171478  11-JAN-2001  [vbwin]
TITLE   :FIX: Cannot Set Width/Height of UserControl in Resize Event
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
PROD/VER:5.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbVBp500 kbVS97sp2fix kbvbp500sp2fix

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual Basic Control Creation Edition for Windows, version 5.0 
 - Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows, version 5.0 
 - Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 5.0 
 - Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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In the versions of Microsoft Visual Basic listed at the beginning of this
article, you may be unable to enforce a UserControl's maximum size, minimum
size, or fixed size in the UserControl's Resize event. If you set the
UserControl's Height and/or Width property during the Resize event, the
UserControl may not be set to the specified dimensions when resized in a
container.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This bug has been fixed in Visual Studio 97 Service
Pack 2.

For more information on the Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Q170365 INFO: Visual Studio 97 Service Packs - What, Where, and Why

For a list of the Visual Basic 5.0 bugs that were fixed in the Visual Studio 97
Service Pack 2, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:

   Q171554 INFO: Visual Basic 5.0 Fixes in Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Start a new "ActiveX Control" project in Visual Basic.

2. Set the following properties of UserControl1.

   Property           Value
   --------           -----
   Height             1995
   Width              1995
   BackColor          &H000000FF&

3. Add the following code to the Resize Event of UserControl1.

         Height = 1995
         Width = 1995

4. Close the window for UserControl1.

5. Click Add Project on the File menu. Select "Standard EXE" and click Open.

6. Draw an instance of UserControl1 on Form1.

7. Resize the control by dragging the top-left sizing handle. Note that the
   control does not resize to 1995 by 1995 as expected.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbVBp500 kbVS97sp2fix kbvbp500sp2fix 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB500Search kbVBA500Search kbVBA500 kbVB500 kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : 5.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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