DOCUMENT:Q150221 05-JUN-2001 [vbwin] TITLE :FIX: DLLs Not Shown in the Add Reference...Browse Dialog Box PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows PROD/VER::4.0,5.0,95,98 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbDLL kbVBp kbVBp400bug kbVBp500bug kbVBp600fix kbOSWin95 kbOSWin98 kbGrpDSVB ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Visual Basic Standard Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 - Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 - Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 - Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows, version 5.0 - Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 5.0 - Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 5.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== In the Add References dialog box (on the Tools menu, select References, then select the Browse button), DLLs are not shown. This behavior occurs even if the Files of Type option includes "*.dll" and the All Files ("*.*") option is selected. RESOLUTION ========== From the View menu in Windows Explorer, select Options. Then select the View tab, and choose the Show all Files button. STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug has been fixed in Visual Basic 6.0. MORE INFORMATION ================ The user can choose whether to view DLL files in Windows Explorer from the View menu, by selecting Options, selecting the View tab, and then choosing either the Show all Files button or the Hide Files of these types: button. If the latter is chosen, then system files are not displayed in Windows Explorer, and they are also not displayed in Common Dialogs invoked in applications such as the Add Reference dialog in Visual Basic. Steps to Reproduce Problem -------------------------- 1. Make sure the setting mentioned in the workaround above is set for Hide files of these types:. 2. In Visual Basic, from the Tools menu, select References, and choose the Browse button. DLL files are unavailable. Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : kbDLL kbVBp kbVBp400bug kbVBp500bug kbVBp600fix kbOSWin95 kbOSWin98 kbGrpDSVB Technology : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB500Search kbVBA500 kbVB500 kbVB400Search kbVB400 Version : :4.0,5.0,95,98 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.