Buglist for Visual Basic 4.0 for Windows as of 01-May-1996

Last reviewed: June 3, 1997
Article ID: Q140612
The information in this article applies to:
  • Standard, Professional, and Enterprise Editions of Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows, 16-bit and 32-bit, version 4.0

SUMMARY

This single article lists the unfixed bugs in Visual Basic version 4.0 for Windows. Each of these bugs is completely described in an article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base. The article identification numbers (Qnumbers) and titles are listed below. For more information on any of these bugs, please see the complete article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

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UNFIXED BUGS IN VISUAL BASIC VERSION 4.0 FOR WINDOWS

NOTE: To get one of the following articles from Microsoft's Web site, use the URL:

   http://www.microsoft.com/kb/developr/vb/q<xxxxxx>.htm

For example, to view article Q143320, use the URL:

   http://www.microsoft.com/kb/developr/vb/q129731.htm


ARTICLE-ID TITLE ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------

Q129731     BUG: ODBC OrdinalPosition Differs with dbSQLPassThrough
Q129740     BUG: Grid FixedAlignment Prop Accepts Value for Non-Fixed Cell
Q129743     BUG: Icon Distorted When Dragged in 16-Bit VB 4.0 Windows NT
Q129793     BUG: Excel Displays Only First Column in Embedded Worksheet
Q129799     BUG: Data Control Errors Do Not Populate Error Object

Q129838     BUG: GPF in Excel After Using Excel Spreadsheet in OLE Control
Q136529     BUG: MDI Child Form is Drawn Without Title in Certain Cases
Q137027     BUG: ScrollBars Don't Display on DBList Control
Q137028     BUG: Activating and Closing OLE Object Causes GP Fault
Q137030     BUG:GPF Manipulating Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet w/ OLE Control

Q137037     BUG: Cell Data Disappears in DBGrid with NumberFormat Set
Q138525     BUG: Setting the Caption of a Tab Control Results in GP Fault
Q138816     BUG: "Error" occurred while trying to rebuild" w/ Setup Wizard
Q138818     BUG: VB 4.0 32-bit Quits When Deleting a Menu at Design Time
Q139567     BUG: Memory Leak Occurs when Choosing Make EXE & Compiling App

Q139969     BUG: File Extension Lost if Save As Option is Used in Win95
Q139970     BUG: Text & Value Properties of DBGrid Column Show Empty String
Q139971     BUG: DBGrid with Visible Property Set to False Becomes Visible
Q139972     BUG: File Open Common Dialog in Win95 Returns Invalid Filename
Q140031     BUG: 16-Bit Data Control Bound to OLE Control Returns Error

Q140032     BUG: After Switching OLE Client Hangs in Visual Basic 16-Bit
Q140205     BUG: Status of Project Window Is Not Saved with .vbp File
Q140206     BUG: OLE 16-bit Controls Halts System Painting to the Screen
Q140309     BUG: Recordset Update Error Differs Between 16-Bit and 32-Bit
Q140311     BUG: Toolbar and Button Groups

Q140353     BUG: KeyAsciiBehavior Different with DBCombo Control
Q140354     BUG: Imput Function Doesn't Ignore EOF
Q140898     BUG: Application Error Occurs When Rebinding a Bound DBGrid
Q140899     BUG: GPF When RecordSource Property Is Blank at Design Time
Q141091     BUG: SSCommand Control Generates Application Error

Q141680     BUG: Error Occurs When Printing a Form Stored in an Array
Q141681     BUG: Error If ListView Cleared Using the AfterLabeledit Event
Q141880     BUG: Object Browser's Member Options Dialog Help Gives Error
Q142246     BUG: Sequential File I/O Does Not Handle Embedded Nulls
Q142247     BUG: Application Error Occurs When Printing a Large Project

Q142248     BUG: Norton Desktop 3.0 May Crash Visual Basic
Q142290     BUG: Printer Error When Printing from RTF Control
Q142291     BUG: Error '8008005' with 16-Bit Remote Automation Clients
Q142386     BUG: Cannot Find Crxlat16.dll When Running Setup Wizard
Q142465     BUG: CDK: VBSetVariantValue Return Value Changed in 4.0

Q142468     BUG: Adding Subitems to Hidden ListView Causes APP Error
Q142469     BUG: DBCombo Dropdown List Detaches While Dragging Parent Form
Q142826     BUG: DBGrid Doesn't Paint Correctly When Aligned
Q142829     BUG: DBGrid Align Before Retrieve Fields Causes Hidden Data
Q142830     BUG: Gauge OCX Has Problems with 245-Color Bitmaps

Q142927     BUG: First of Two Bound Masked Edit Controls Clears on AddNew
Q143046     BUG: Error When Closing a Program Through the Control Box
Q143048     BUG: Form Unload in Any DBGrid Event Ends Visual Basic
Q143115     BUG: Choose Function Incorrectly Uses Option Base Setting
Q143116     BUG: Calendar Control in Visual Basic Causes Application Error

Q143275     BUG: GP Fault with DBCombo and Sheridan 3D Control
Q143404     BUG: ZOrder and Aligned Controls
Q143406     BUG: ListView and Item Spacing
Q143407     BUG: Narrow ToolBar Control Painting
Q143424     BUG: 16-Bit Setup Wizard Error Occurs With Windows 95

Q143427     BUG: Cannot Programmatically Select Items in ListView
Q145566     BUG: App Error Occurs After Saving a Changed Module Name
Q145567     BUG: TabStrip Control Incorrectly Displays TABs on form_Load
            NOTE: This problem has been corrected in the Microsoft Visual
                  Basic version 4.0a for Windows synchronization release.
Q145618     BUG: VB4 Setup on Compressed Drive Failure
            NOTE: This problem has been corrected in the Microsoft Visual
                  Basic version 4.0a for Windows synchronization release.
Q145619     BUG: Maximized Win95 MDI Child Form Disappears

Q145677     BUG: Arrow and Tab Keys Stop Working in MDI Child Form
Q145681     BUG: TreeView Nodeclick Differences with Mouse and Keyboard
Q145682     BUG: No Intl Section in WIN.INI Causes Problems w/VB 4 16-Bit
Q145725     BUG: F1 Help Broken for Some Controls in VB 4 16-Bit

Q145731     BUG: Z-Order Behavior Different with OLE (.OCX) Controls
Q145732     BUG: Cannot Enter All Ten Digits of CD Key at Setup Time
Q147583     BUG: Adding Multiple Files with 16-Bit SetupWiz Fails on Win95
Q147653     BUG: Serial Port Driver for WFW 3.11 Sends Extra Byte
Q148746     BUG: Check Marks Work Only When Set in Top Level Menu Events

Q148888     BUG: 16-bit ODBC Connections Fail on Large Databases
Q149033     BUG: Pass Database Object to 16-Bit OLE Server Causes 80010104
Q149034     BUG: OLE Control Updated Event Fired in Endless Loop
Q149035     BUG: Use of 16-bit Client & DAO Object Causes Error '8002802b'
Q149036     BUG: Modal Dialog in Terminate Causes Lockup on Windows 95

Q149040     BUG: 3426 and 3020 - Different Error Number With 16-bit/32-bit
Q149093     BUG: Property Page of Remote Data Control Causes an Error
Q149097     BUG: Data Control Validate Event not Fired on Unloading Form
Q149233     BUG: Palette Does Not Change with Picture on MDI Child
Q149264     BUG: ListView in Report View Mode Truncates First ListItem

Q149265     BUG: SSCommand Button Loses Focus Rectangle
Q149267     BUG: Container Property of DBGrid Does Not Behave Correctly
Q149268     BUG: Odd Behavior with Modal Dialog/Form in ListView ItemClick
Q149273     BUG: Form Key Events Fire Twice with SSTab Control
Q149274     BUG: SSTab Is Locked When on Modal Form Shown at Load Time

Q149275     BUG: MouseMove Button Is Incorrect with ListView MultiSelect
Q149277     BUG: SSCommand Click Fired with Double-Click in Common Dialog
Q149278     BUG: TreeView.Visible = False at Design-Time Causes Problems
Q149279     BUG: Garbage in Input Buffer When InBufferSize > 2048
Q149319     BUG: String/Currency Conversion Broken with Sci. Notation

Q149320     BUG: First ListItem Truncated with ListView in Report View
Q149322     BUG:Tag Changed Incorrectly After Linking to Invalid ImageList
Q149323     BUG: Treeview Root Property Returns Reference to First Node
Q149325     BUG: Can't Load VB 3 Binary Form with Some Extended Characters
Q149326     BUG: Multiselect with ListView Causes Lost Mouse Events

Q149328     BUG: Selecting Invisible Tab Can Cause GPF with SSTab Control
Q149329     BUG: PictureBox Loses Graphics Printing from Win95 with 16-Bit
Q149330     BUG: Form Icon Does Not Change on Win95 When Set at Run Time
Q149460     BUG: 16-Bit Setup Does Not Detect a 32-Bit Installation

Q149462     BUG KEYSTA16.OCX Is Not Registered in an Alpha Computer
Q149463     BUG: RichTextBox Appears Even If Visible Property Is False
Q149485     BUG: Scale Method Causes Error When Scale Is a Large Value
Q149487     BUG: Mouse Captured After Clicking DBGrid Column Header
Q149488     BUG: Closing a Child Form Causes an Application Error

Q149489     BUG: GotFocus Event Not Executed in Sub Main and SetFocus
Q149699     BUG: RichTextBox Control Prevents Click Event from Firing
Q149735     BUG: DBGrid CachePages Property Is Disabled
Q149739     BUG: MSRDC32.OCX Not Loaded Through Browse Button
Q149743     BUG: Error When Data Control Is Set to a Wrong Text Database

Q149765     BUG:Wrong Default Value in Remote Data Object MaxRows Property
Q149771     BUG: Rebind Fails if Retrieve Fields Are Set at Design Time
Q149776     BUG: BACKSPACE Key Doesn't Reset Matching on DBList or DBCombo
Q149899     BUG: Password Property Accepts No More Than 8 Characters
Q150033     BUG: Clicking Menu Does Not Go Straight to the Click Event

Q150181     BUG: Spin Control Does Not Obey Move Method
Q150182     BUG: A Picture Box Containing Labels May Not Repaint Correctly
Q150183     BUG: Cannot Change Left and Top of Invisible Sheridan Control
Q150184     BUG: Unloading a Form After Assigning Text Property Causes GPF
Q150186     BUG: Setting Focus to a Masked Edit Control Causes Error

Q150188     BUG: Masked Edit Control Replaces Input if PromptChar Changed
Q150189     BUG: vbCFRTF Clipboard Constant Stored Incorrectly
Q150190     BUG: Radio Buttons Disappear When Sheridan Frame Disabled
Q150192     BUG: X / Y Coordinates Reversed Using PSet on Printer Object
Q150193     BUG: Visible Property of Sheridan Command Button May Not Work

Q150194     BUG: OLE Container Launches Word When Resized
Q150195     BUG: Hidden MDIChild Form Can Still Be Active Form
Q150196     BUG: AutoSize Feature of Sheridan Command Button Does Not Work
Q150200     BUG: Treeview Control Does Not Receive Key Events
Q150201     BUG: Application Does Not Restore Window From Minimized Icon

Q150202     BUG: Sheridan Frame and Panel Stretch Font with Move Method
Q150203     BUG: SizeGrip of Status Bar Paints Incorrectly in Windows NT
Q150205     BUG: Desaware Animated Button Gives General Protection Fault
Q150206     BUG: DBGrid on a Modal Form Can Cause a Program To Hang
Q150207     BUG: Error Message on Property Page of ImageList Reappears

Q150208     BUG: Form Height Not Displayed Correctly in Design View
Q150209     BUG: ListView Item not Released After Modal Dialog Dismissed
Q150210     BUG: DBCombo Control Does Not Allow Selection on Modal Form
Q150212     BUG: Wrong Help Topic Context for IntegralHeight Property
Q150213     BUG: Incorrect Declaration for SelectObject API Function

Q150214     BUG: Able to Open Multiple Copies of DBGrid Property Page
Q150219     BUG: Progress Bar Does Not Paint When DragMode Automatic
Q150220     BUG: Invalid Page Fault or GPF Results when Making an EXE File
Q150222     BUG: Graph Control does not Print when DrawMode is set to 5
Q150223     BUG: Help Button on Toolbar Customize Dialog Box Does Nothing

Q150224     BUG: ListView & TreeView Not Visible If DragMode is Automatic
Q150225     BUG: Carriage Return Embedded in Text When MultiLine Toggled
Q150226     BUG:Sheridan Panel Receives Focus & Active Control Loses Focus
Q150227     BUG: Control Loses Focus When Another Window is Activated
Q150228     BUG: BackColor Property of OCX Control Saved in Decimal

Q150229     BUG: Setting Grid Clip Property to Empty Text Box Causes GPF
Q150230     BUG: "Function call on Left-hand side of assignment..." Error
Q150231     BUG: Toolbar Does Not Show ToolTips Under Certain Circumstance
Q150233     BUG: TopMost Window Does Not Stay on Top in Design Environment
Q150234     BUG: Sheridan Panel Does Not Automatically Align While Invisib

Q150236     BUG: Picture Box Limits CurrentX and CurrentY values to 32767
Q150237     BUG: Cell Size of Grid Does Not Change as Font Size Changes
Q150238     BUG: IntegralHeight Property Gives General Protection Fault
Q150421     BUG: Can Not Change DBCS Font Size When Printing
 

	
	


Keywords : kblist RefsProd vb4all vb4win kbbuglist
Version : 4.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug


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Last reviewed: June 3, 1997
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