DOCUMENT:Q148746  11-JAN-2001  [vbwin]
TITLE   :FIX: Check Marks Work Only When Set in Top Level Menu Events
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:4.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbGrpDSVB

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual Basic Standard Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
 - Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition, 16-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
 - Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
 - Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 16-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
 - Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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A check mark only appears next to the previously selected item in a second level
menu. The check mark appears next to the correct item only after the mouse
passes over that item.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this issue, set the Checked property of a second level menu item
in the top level menu event rather than the second level menu event.

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 Basic 6.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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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. Use the Menu Editor to add the following menu items. Note that the Blue,
   Green, and Cyan should appear only if you click Color, and Color appears if
   you click Options. Click Menu Editor from the Tools menu.

      Caption            Name                   Index
      -------            ----                   -----
      Options          mnuOption
        Color          mnuOptionsColor
          Blue         mnuOptionsColorArray       0
          Green        mnuOptionsColorArray       1
          Cyan         mnuOptionsColorArray       2

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

         Option Explicit
         Dim ncol As Integer

         Private Sub mnucol_Click(Index As Integer)
            ncol = Index
            BackColor = QBColor(Index + 1)
         End Sub

         Private Sub mnuColor_Click()
            Dim i As Integer
            For i = 0 To 2
               If i = ncol Then
                  mnuCol(i).Checked = True
               Else
                  mnuCol(i).Checked = False
               End If
            Next
         End Sub

         Private Sub mnuOptions_Click()
            'Uncomment the following lines for workaround
            'Dim i As Integer
            'For i = 0 To 2
               'mnucol(i).Checked = (i = ncol)
               'Next
             End Sub

4. On the Run menu, click Start or press the F5 key to start the program. From
   the Options menu, click Color and note that a second level menu appears.
   Choose a color to change the background color of the form. Click Color again
   from the Options menu and choose another color. Click Color a third time and
   note that a check mark appears next to the original color you selected. Move
   the mouse over the previously selected color and note that a check mark
   appears on the correct choice.

Additional query words: kbVBp kbdsd kbDSupport kbVBp400bug kbVBp600fix kbControl

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Keywords          : kbGrpDSVB 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbVB400Search kbVB400 kbVB16bitSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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