Symptoms
The information below includes the documentation and workarounds for VisualBasic 6.0. This information can also be found in the README.htm file thatships with Visual Basic 6.0 on the Visual Basic 6.0 CD-ROM. Please see theREFERENCES section of this article for a list of the Microsoft KnowledgeBase 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
Resolution
Returning an Error Value from a DLLTo return an error value from a dynamic link library (DLL) procedure, the Clanguage prototype must be coded so that the return value is an HRESULT.Refer to the Microsoft Press OLE 2 Programmer’s Reference, Volume 2 formore information on how to do this.
Data Access Guide: DataFormats Tutorial Has Wrong File ExtensionThe topic named “Format Objects Tutorial” contains a wrong reference to afile with the extension .mdl. The actual file extension is .udl. For moreinformation, search online, with Search titles only selected, for “FormatObjects 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 BoxThe Advanced tab of the Options dialog box has a new text box calledExternal HTML Editor. This option allows you to select the HTML editingprogram that appears when you select Launch Editor from either the DHTMLPage Designer or the Webclass Designer. You must enter the drive, path, andexecutable name of the program you want to use. You can choose an HTMLediting program, a word processing program, or the text editor you preferto use.
CodeBase Fixup Utility in Internet Component DownloadThe “Downloading ActiveX Components” section of the Building InternetApplications book makes reference to a utility called the CodeBase FixupUtility that can be used to manually set codebase information in an ActiveXdocument. This information is incorrect. The utility is not shipped in the\Tools directory with Visual Basic, and you do not need to perform thisprocess manually for Internet Explorer 4.0 because the Package andDeployment wizard automatically inserts the appropriate codebaseinformation for these and other applicable projects.
Text in Project Properties/Open Dialogs Truncated
in Japanese, Chinese, and Korean Versions of WindowsWhen you run Visual Basic in the Japanese, Chinese, or Korean version ofWindows, you may notice that text in the Project Properties or Open dialogsis truncated. If this occurs, shut down Windows, restart it, then restartVisual Basic and the problem will be fixed.
Avoid Using Repository Add-In with ActiveX DesignersYou should avoid using the Repository add-in with projects that containActiveX designers.
For a complete list of available designers, on the Project menu in VisualBasic, click Components, and then click the Designers tab in the Componentsdialog box.