FIX: FIX: "Addins VB6.EXE - Application Error" in Data Project

ID: Q223125

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual Basic Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 6.0

SYMPTOMS

An application error occurs in a Data Project when the toolbox is not visible and the default form is clicked.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

This bug was corrected in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3.

For more information about Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

Q194295 HOWTO: Tell That Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs Are Installed

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Create a new Data Project in Visual Basic 6.0.

Make sure that the Visual Basic toolbox is NOT visible within the IDE when Visual Basic loads. If it is, close the toolbox, exit Visual Basic, start it up again, and repeat step 2.

From the Project window, double-click the "frmDataEnv" form to view its design.

Click on the form.

This causes an Access Violation in VB6.exe.

NOTE:

There is no problem with clicking on the form if the toolbox is shown in the IDE.

This occurs only in the Visual Basic 6.0 IDE and not at run-time.

Additional query words:


Keywords          : kbservicepack kbide kbVBp600bug kbIDEProject kbGrpVB kbVS600sp2 kbVS600SP1 kbVS600sp3fix 
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: May 20, 1999