DOCUMENT:Q170157 11-JAN-2001 [vbwin] TITLE :INFO: VB 6.0 Readme Part 11: Miscellaneous Issues PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows PROD/VER:WINDOWS:6.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbreadme kbActiveX kbVBp kbVBp600 kbVS600 ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows, version 6.0 - Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 6.0 - Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 6.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= The information below includes the documentation and workarounds for Visual Basic 6.0. This information can also be found in the README.htm file that ships with Visual Basic 6.0 on the Visual Basic 6.0 CD-ROM. Please see the REFERENCES section of this article for a list of the Microsoft Knowledge Base articles relating to the Visual Basic 6.0 readme. Following is a list of all parts of the readme file: Part 1. Important Issues - Please Read First! Part 2. Data Access Issues and DataBinding Tips Part 3. Control Issues Part 4. Language Issues Part 5. Samples Issues Part 6. Wizard Issues Part 7. Error Message Issues Part 8. WebClass Designer Issues Part 9. DHTML Page Designer Issues Part 10. Extensibility issues Part 11. Miscellaneous Issues Part 12. Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS) Issues Part 13. Dictionary Object Part 14. Visual Component Manager Part 15. Application Performance Manager MORE INFORMATION ================ Returning an Error Value from a DLL ----------------------------------- To return an error value from a dynamic link library (DLL) procedure, the C language prototype must be coded so that the return value is an HRESULT. Refer to the Microsoft Press OLE 2 Programmer's Reference, Volume 2 for more information on how to do this. Data Access Guide: DataFormats Tutorial Has Wrong File Extension ---------------------------------------------------------------- The topic named "Format Objects Tutorial" contains a wrong reference to a file with the extension .mdl. The actual file extension is .udl. For more information, search online, with Search titles only selected, for "Format Objects Tutorial" in the MSDN Library Visual Studio 6.0 documentation. The file in question is listed as "Northwind.mdl," but should be "Northwind.udl." External Editor Field Added to Options Dialog Box ------------------------------------------------- The Advanced tab of the Options dialog box has a new text box called External HTML Editor. This option allows you to select the HTML editing program that appears when you select Launch Editor from either the DHTML Page Designer or the Webclass Designer. You must enter the drive, path, and executable name of the program you want to use. You can choose an HTML editing program, a word processing program, or the text editor you prefer to use. CodeBase Fixup Utility in Internet Component Download ----------------------------------------------------- The "Downloading ActiveX Components" section of the Building Internet Applications book makes reference to a utility called the CodeBase Fixup Utility that can be used to manually set codebase information in an ActiveX document. This information is incorrect. The utility is not shipped in the \Tools directory with Visual Basic, and you do not need to perform this process manually for Internet Explorer 4.0 because the Package and Deployment wizard automatically inserts the appropriate codebase information for these and other applicable projects. Text in Project Properties/Open Dialogs Truncated in Japanese, Chinese, and Korean Versions of Windows ---------------------------------------------------- When you run Visual Basic in the Japanese, Chinese, or Korean version of Windows, you may notice that text in the Project Properties or Open dialogs is truncated. If this occurs, shut down Windows, restart it, then restart Visual Basic and the problem will be fixed. Avoid Using Repository Add-In with ActiveX Designers ---------------------------------------------------- You should avoid using the Repository add-in with projects that contain ActiveX designers. For a complete list of available designers, on the Project menu in Visual Basic, click Components, and then click the Designers tab in the Components dialog box. REFERENCES ========== For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q170164 : INFO: VB 6.0 Readme Part 1: Important Issues - Read First! Q170163 : INFO: VB 6.0 Readme Part 2: Data Access/Databinding Issues Q170162 : INFO: VB 6.0 Readme Part 3: Control Issues Q170161 : INFO: VB 6.0 Readme Part 4: Language Issues Q170160 : INFO: VB 6.0 Readme Part 5: Samples Issues Q190046 : INFO: VB 6.0 Readme Part 6: Wizard Issues Q170158 : INFO: VB 6.0 Readme Part 7: Error Message Issues Q189539 : INFO: VB 6.0 Readme Part 8: WebClass Designer Issues Q190249 : INFO: VB 6.0 Readme Part 9: DHTML Page Designer Issues Q170154 : INFO: VB 6.0 Readme Part 10: Extensibility Issues Q170156 : INFO: VB 6.0 Readme Part 12: Transaction Server (MTS) Issues Q191792 : INFO: VB 6.0 Readme Part 13: Dictionary Object Q191791 : INFO: VB 6.0 Readme Part 14: Visual Component Manager Q191790 : INFO: VB 6.0 Readme Part 15: Application Performance Explorer Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : kbreadme kbActiveX kbVBp kbVBp600 kbVS600 Technology : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB600Search kbVBA600 kbVB600 Version : WINDOWS:6.0 Issue type : kbinfo ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. 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