BUG: Cannot Load Binary Data or Files Containing Binary Data

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

SYMPTOMS

When using the RichTextBox control and attempting to load a text file that contains a blank line as the first line, or, assigning a file, which contains a blank line as the first line, to the FileName property of the RichTextBox control, you will receive an error (32002):

   Cannot load binary data or files containing binary data

CAUSE

The RichTextBox control scans the file and examines the first 5 characters. This error is generated if any of the first 5 characters have an ANSI value less than 25 or greater than 250.

RESOLUTION

To workaround the problem, import the file into any text editor (MS-DOS Edit, Notepad or WordPad) and add 5 blank spaces on the first line.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem has been corrected in the Visual Basic version 4.0a for Windows synchronization release.