DOCUMENT:Q171829  24-OCT-2000  [vbwin]
TITLE   :FIX: GetChunk Freezes Unless Other Events Happening
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:5.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbVBp500 kbVS97sp2fix kbvbp500sp2fix

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 5.0, on platform(s):
    - the hardware: DEC Alpha 
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SYMPTOMS
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The GetChunk operation pauses unless other events are happening. Other events
could include moving the mouse, which would trigger the GetChunk to continue.

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 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. Run Visual Basic or, if Visual Basic is already running, choose New Project
   from the File menu (ALT, F, N). Form1 is created by default. Add the
   following code to the General Declarations of Form1:

         Option Explicit
         Private bwait As Boolean

2. Place an Internet Transfer Control (Inet1) on Form1, and add the following
   code:

         Private Sub Inet1_StateChanged(ByVal State As Integer)
           Dim s$, t$
           Debug.Print "StateChanged:", State
           If State = icResponseCompleted Then
              t$ = ""
              s$ = Inet1.GetChunk(1024)
              DoEvents
              While Len(s$) <> 0
                  t$ = t$ & s$
                  s$ = Inet1.GetChunk(1024)
                  DoEvents: DoEvents: DoEvents
                  Debug.Print ".";
              Wend
              Debug.Print
              Debug.Print Left$(t$, 20), Len(t$)
              bwait = True
           End If
         End Sub

3. Place a CommandButton (Command1) on Form1, and add the following code:

         Private Sub Command1_Click()
            Dim i As Integer
            Dim tmp As Single

            For i = 1 To 5
             tmp = Timer
             While tmp + 1 > Timer
                  DoEvents: DoEvents: DoEvents
             Wend
             bwait = False
             Inet1.Execute "http://msw"
             While Not (bwait)
              DoEvents
             Wend
            Next
         End Sub

4. Press the F5 key to run it, and then press the ENTER key to invoke the
   command_click. (NOTE: Do not move the mouse or touch the keyboard.)

5. Watch your debug window. The first time you access the page, it works.
   However, the second time, you need to pause. Press Ctrl-break quickly and you
   are at the Doevents statement following the GetChunk. If you move the mouse,
   the GetChunk will continue.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbVBp500 kbVS97sp2fix kbvbp500sp2fix 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0
Hardware          : ALPHA
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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