PRB: DLLs Not Shown in the Add Reference...Browse Dialog Box

• Standard, Professional, and Enterprise Editions of Microsoft Visual Basic, 32-bit only, for Windows, version 4.0
• Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

In the Add References dialog box (on the Tools menu, select References, then select the Browse button), DLLs are not shown. This behavior occurs even if the Files of Type option includes "*.dll" and the All Files ("*.*") option is selected.

STATUS

This behavior is by design. It occurs when the user has specifically chosen not to view DLLs or other system files in Windows Explorer.

WORKAROUND

From the View menu in Windows Explorer, select Options. Then select the View tab, and choose the Show all Files button.

MORE INFORMATION

The user can choose whether to view DLL files in Windows Explorer from the View menu, by selecting Options, selecting the View tab, and then choosing either the Show all Files button or the Hide Files of these types: button. If the latter is chosen, then system files are not displayed in Windows Explorer, and they are also not displayed in Common Dialogs invoked in applications such as the Add Reference dialog in Visual Basic.

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. Make sure the setting mentioned in the workaround above is set for Hide files of these types:.

2. In Visual Basic, from the Tools menu, select References, and choose the Browse button. DLL files are unavailable.