DOCUMENT:Q257792 20-AUG-2001 [vbwin] TITLE :FIX: TreeView NodeClick Events May Fire Despite Cancel = True PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows PROD/VER:WINDOWS:6.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbTreeView kbVBp kbVBp600bug kbGrpDSVB kbDSupport kbVS600sp4fix kbVS600sp5fix ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== The NodeClick event of a TreeView control can be triggered even when the CausesValidation property of TreeView is True and the control losing Focus sets Cancel to True in the Validate event. RESOLUTION ========== To resolve this problem, install the latest service pack for Visual Studio 6.0. STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in the latest service pack for Visual Studio 6.0. For additional information about Visual Studio service packs, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why Q194295 HOWTO: Tell That a Visual Studio Service Pack Is Installed To download the latest Visual Studio service pack, visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/downloads/updates.asp MORE INFORMATION ================ Steps to Reproduce Behavior --------------------------- 1. Create a new Standard EXE project in Visual Basic. Form1 is created by default. 2. On the Project menu, click Components. 3. Add a reference to Microsoft Windows Common Controls 6.0. 4. Place a TextBox control and a TreeView control on Form1. 5. Paste the following code into Form1's code window: Private Sub Text1_Validate(Cancel As Boolean) Debug.Print "Form1 text1 validate" Cancel = True End Sub Private Sub Form_Load() Dim nodx As Node Set nodx = TreeView1.Nodes.Add(, 2, , "Parent") Set nodx = TreeView1.Nodes.Add(TreeView1.Nodes(1), 4, , "Child1") Set nodx = TreeView1.Nodes.Add(TreeView1.Nodes(1), 4, , "Child2") nodx.EnsureVisible End Sub Private Sub TreeView1_NodeClick(ByVal Node As MSComctlLib.Node) Debug.Print "NodeClick " & Node.Text End Sub 6. Press the F5 key to run the program. 7. On the View menu, choose the Immediate window. 8. Click on the nodes of the TreeView control, and note that the NodeClick event is fired in the Immediate window. Additional query words: sp4 ====================================================================== Keywords : kbTreeView kbVBp kbVBp600bug kbGrpDSVB kbDSupport kbVS600sp4fix kbVS600sp5fix Technology : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB600Search kbVB600 Version : WINDOWS:6.0 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbfix ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.