DOCUMENT:Q189489 11-JAN-2001 [vbwin] TITLE :FIX: Binary Compatibility Broken When Adding Events PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows PROD/VER:WINDOWS:5.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbGrpDSVB ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 5.0 - Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 5.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== Adding Events to an ActiveX EXE Object whose instancing property is set to "PublicNotCreatable" may result in the following Binary Compatibility error: The Class Implemented An Interface In The Version-Compatible Component, But Not In The Current Project. 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 ================ Steps to Reproduce Behavior --------------------------- 1. Create a new ActiveX EXE project in Visual Basic 5.0. Class1 is created by default. 2. Set the Class1 instancing property to "2-PublicNotCreatable." 3. Add a new Class Module (Class2) to the project. 4. Select Make Project1.exe from the File menu. 5. Select Project1 Properties from the Project menu, then select the Component tab. 6. Select the Binary Compatibility option button under the Version Compatibility section. Project1.exe should automatically be shown in the textbox. 7. In the Class1 code window, add the following statement: Public Event MyEvent() 8. Repeat step 6. Select "Yes" to overwrite the older file when asked. The following message will appear: The Class1 Class Implemented An Interface In The Version-Compatible Component, But Not In The Current Project. Additional query words: kbDSupport kbActiveX kbVBp500bug kbVBp600fix kbVBp kbdss ====================================================================== Keywords : kbGrpDSVB Technology : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB500Search kbVBA500 kbVB500 Version : WINDOWS:5.0 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.