Symptoms
A 16-bit Visual Basic for Windows version 4.0 program containing a Datacontrol with a Connect property set to Text and the DatabaseName propertyset to a non-text database generates an application error when run. Theapplication error displays the message – VB caused a General ProtectionFault in module VB.EXE at 003F:2106. Choose close. VB will close.
A 32-bit Visual Basic for Windows version 4.0 program with the same controlset to the same property displays the error message – Couldn’t find object.
Resolution
Microsoft has confirmed this to be an issue in the Microsoft productslisted at the beginning of this article. Microsoft is researching thisissue and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Baseas it becomes available.