DOCUMENT:Q192783 11-JAN-2001 [vbwin]
TITLE :BUG: PDW Does Not Include CLSID in Default HTML Page for IE 3.X
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:6.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbwizard kbActiveDocs kbAppSetup kbVBp kbVBp600
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 6.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 6.0
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SYMPTOMS
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The Package and Deployment Wizard- (PDW) generated HTML page for IE 3.x will not
contain the CLSID for an ActiveX Document EXE.
RESOLUTION
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Use REGEDIT to determine CLSID for your project and manually enter the CLSID in
the PDW generated HTML page.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Start Visual Basic 6.0 and select ActiveX Document EXE.
2. Save the project as follows:
"C:\Test\project1.vbp"
3. Start the Visual Basic 6.0 Package and Deployment Wizard, click the "Package"
button, and compile the project.
4. Select "Internet Package," and go through to the "Finished" step using the
default options.
5. Click "Finish," and then generate the setup program.
Result:
The generated PDW HTML page does not contain CLSID as shown in the example
below:
YourProject.CAB
UserDocument1.VBD
REFERENCES
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For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
Q190046 : INFO: VB6 Readme Part 6 - Wizard Issues
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Keywords : kbwizard kbActiveDocs kbAppSetup kbVBp kbVBp600
Technology : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB600Search kbVBA600 kbVB600
Version : WINDOWS:6.0
Issue type : kbbug
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