Visual Basic 6.0 articles, fixes and updates - June 2004

This list contains all of the known Microsoft Knowledge Base articles, howtos, fixes, hotfixes, webcasts and updates of Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 that have been released in June 2004. The list is daily updated.

• 306385 PRB: CursorType Returns adOpenStatic When You Request adOpenDynamic from a Server-Side Recordset Q306385 KB306385 June 30, 2004
• 247359 BUG: WindowList Menu Does Not Always Show MDIChild Forms Q247359 KB247359 June 30, 2004
• 240935 How To Get the Currently Selected Item in an Outlook Folder from Visual Basic Q240935 KB240935 June 30, 2004
• 238406 PRB: Resetting the DataCombo RowSource Property Resets the BoundColumn Property Q238406 KB238406 June 30, 2004
• 202621 FIX: SQL PassThrough May Return Incorrect String Q202621 KB202621 June 30, 2004
• 189862 How To Do 64-bit Arithmetic in VBA Q189862 KB189862 June 30, 2004
• 185461 PRB: UseSafeSubset Allows Non-safe Objects to Be Called Q185461 KB185461 June 30, 2004
• 184343 FIX: Form Covers Windows TaskBar Even If Set as "Always on Top" Q184343 KB184343 June 30, 2004
• 165975 PRB: Line Continuation Character (_) Causes Event Concatenation Q165975 KB165975 June 30, 2004
• 150228 BUG: BackColor Property of OCX Control Saved in Decimal Q150228 KB150228 June 30, 2004
• 142387 How To Create Excel Chart w/OLE Automation from Visual Basic Q142387 KB142387 June 30, 2004
• 298144 How To Associate a Graphic with a Menu Item Q298144 KB298144 June 29, 2004
• 296853 PRB: Run-Time Error -2147286789 When You Use UDL File to Open ADO Connection Q296853 KB296853 June 29, 2004
• 291569 How To Associate a Custom Icon with a Formless Visual Basic Application Q291569 KB291569 June 29, 2004
• 291017 How To Change an Access Table Name Programmatically Q291017 KB291017 June 29, 2004
• 291007 INFO: All Submenu Items Cannot Be Invisible Q291007 KB291007 June 29, 2004
• 288222 How To Create a Transparent Framer Control Q288222 KB288222 June 29, 2004
• 281913 BUG: Referencing Different Type Libraries May Render an Executable Platform Dependent Q281913 KB281913 June 29, 2004
• 281755 How To Connect to FileMaker Pro from Visual Basic with ODBC Q281755 KB281755 June 29, 2004
• 277712 How To Change the Axis Label Font and the Font Size in MSChart Q277712 KB277712 June 29, 2004
• 271772 How To Access Hierarchical XML Data with the XML OLE DB Simple Provider Q271772 KB271772 June 29, 2004
• 271284 How To Access the COM+ Object Constructor String in a Visual Basic Component Q271284 KB271284 June 29, 2004
• 267836 How To Create a DCOM Client/Server with Events by Using Visual Basic Q267836 KB267836 June 29, 2004
• 259673 How To Change the Application Icon with Visual Basic Q259673 KB259673 June 29, 2004
• 254496 How To Change Printer Settings for Kodak Image Edit Control Q254496 KB254496 June 29, 2004
• 253257 How To Capture the EOF Character with the MSComm Control Q253257 KB253257 June 29, 2004
• 252339 How To Acquire Descriptive Information on an XML Error in Visual Basic Q252339 KB252339 June 29, 2004
• 249682 How To Change the Datatype of a Field using Data Access Objects (DAO) Q249682 KB249682 June 29, 2004
• 249341 How To Create a Layered Window in Visual Basic Q249341 KB249341 June 29, 2004
• 244312 How To Add Keyboard Functionality to MDI form Scrollbars Q244312 KB244312 June 29, 2004
• 242397 How To Add Subitems to a ListView Result View in Report Mode Q242397 KB242397 June 29, 2004
• 242229 How To Create an OCX View with the MMC Snap-in Designer for Visual Basic Q242229 KB242229 June 29, 2004
• 242045 How To Control Line Spacing When Printing From Visual Basic Q242045 KB242045 June 29, 2004
• 242018 How To Copy a Section of a Bitmap to the Clipboard Q242018 KB242018 June 29, 2004
• 242010 FIX: The Data Form Wizard May Not Open an Access 2000 Database Q242010 KB242010 June 29, 2004
• 232625 How To Create and Call a String Resource in a DLL with a Specific Locale ID Q232625 KB232625 June 29, 2004
• 230489 How To Annotate an Image with Text Using the Wang (Kodak) ImageEdit Control Q230489 KB230489 June 29, 2004
• 230149 How To Access Session and Application Variables from Within a Visual Basic Component Q230149 KB230149 June 29, 2004
• 228800 How To Call a Parameterized SQL Server Stored Procedure from RDO Q228800 KB228800 June 29, 2004
• 224397 PRB: "Error Loading DLL" When Returning User Defined Data Type from VB COM Object Q224397 KB224397 June 29, 2004
• 221780 PRB: Printer Properties Show Incorrect Values Q221780 KB221780 June 29, 2004
• 216548 How To Add Submenus Using Add-Ins Q216548 KB216548 June 29, 2004
• 216205 PRB: "Error 481: Invalid Picture" Error Viewing BMP File Q216205 KB216205 June 29, 2004
• 216097 How To Clear the Windows NT Event Log in Visual Basic Q216097 KB216097 June 29, 2004
• 216089 How To Back Up the NT Event Log in Visual Basic Q216089 KB216089 June 29, 2004
• 201741 INFO: Differences of Behavior in Debug Mode and Compile Mode Q201741 KB201741 June 29, 2004
• 197585 How To Cover the Taskbar with a Window in Visual Basic Q197585 KB197585 June 29, 2004
• 197486 PRB: Open Fails with Error #75 on Windows 95 Read-Only Shared File Q197486 KB197486 June 29, 2004
• 196910 How To Avoid Extra Threads with Depersisted Embedded Objects Q196910 KB196910 June 29, 2004
• 194894 PRB: Date Comparison Can fail Using Arithmetic Operators Q194894 KB194894 June 29, 2004
• 192902 How To Change Colors to Patterns with the MSChart Control Q192902 KB192902 June 29, 2004
• 192170 How To Add Explorer Style Rename Capability to TreeView Control Q192170 KB192170 June 29, 2004
• 191803 PRB: Click Event for DBGrid Returns Previous Row Values Q191803 KB191803 June 29, 2004
• 191713 INFO: Type Declaration Character to Data Type Chart Q191713 KB191713 June 29, 2004
• 191474 How To Create a Generic Error Handler for your Application Q191474 KB191474 June 29, 2004
• 190727 How To Control Your Updates in ADO Through "Update Criteria" Q190727 KB190727 June 29, 2004
• 190223 PRB: StdFont Rescales When Shared with Printer Object Q190223 KB190223 June 29, 2004
• 190209 BUG: Seek Returns Unexpected Value When File Opened for Append Q190209 KB190209 June 29, 2004
• 190179 How To Change ProgressBar Orientation at Run-Time Q190179 KB190179 June 29, 2004
• 190173 INFO: How Setup Wizard and PDW Compare File Versions and Dates Q190173 KB190173 June 29, 2004
• 190076 How To Avoid GPF When Using a VB6 DLL with a VB5 UserControl Q190076 KB190076 June 29, 2004
• 189682 How To Bind a DataList or DataCombo to a Recordset at Run Time Q189682 KB189682 June 29, 2004
• 189468 How To Create a Basic Add-in Using VB5 or VB6 Q189468 KB189468 June 29, 2004
• 187675 How To Copy a String to a Byte Array Without Unicode Conversion Q187675 KB187675 June 29, 2004
• 187654 How To Create a MAPI-Aware UserControl Q187654 KB187654 June 29, 2004
• 187232 How To Add Multiple Controls to a CoolBar Control Band Q187232 KB187232 June 29, 2004
• 186431 How To Bring an Application Window to the Top with Focus Q186431 KB186431 June 29, 2004
• 185889 How To Access Host Objects and Controls Using the ScriptControl Q185889 KB185889 June 29, 2004
• 185539 How To Create a Web Aware UserControl Q185539 KB185539 June 29, 2004
• 185238 PRB: LostFocus of Textbox Control Has Different Behavior Q185238 KB185238 June 29, 2004
• 184749 How To Call Stored Procedures Using Data Access Objects Q184749 KB184749 June 29, 2004
• 184696 How To Create a DCOM VBR File for a VC++ Server Q184696 KB184696 June 29, 2004
• 183691 How To Access UserControl Properties From the Same Project Q183691 KB183691 June 29, 2004
• 183639 PRB: Oracle Cursors Remain Open After Calling VB rdoQuery Q183639 KB183639 June 29, 2004
• 183478 How To Call EnumServicesStatus API From Visual Basic Q183478 KB183478 June 29, 2004
• 183333 How To Create a Dynamically Scrolling Graph Q183333 KB183333 June 29, 2004
• 183085 PRB: Parameterized RDO query results in Error 40002 Q183085 KB183085 June 29, 2004
• 182958 RDO RowsAffected Property Does Not Return Correct Value Q182958 KB182958 June 29, 2004
• 181853 How To Access and Retrieve the SQL QueryPlan from RDO Q181853 KB181853 June 29, 2004
• 180736 How To Create a Timer Event Using the Windows API Functions Q180736 KB180736 June 29, 2004
• 180733 How To Add Context-Sensitive Help to Your ActiveX Control Q180733 KB180733 June 29, 2004
• 178127 How To Adjust RowHeight of MSFlexGrid to Accommodate WordWrap Q178127 KB178127 June 29, 2004
• 174921 How To Communicate with a UserDocument from a WebBrowser Control Q174921 KB174921 June 29, 2004
• 173085 How To Create a Process for Reading and Writing to a Pipe Q173085 KB173085 June 29, 2004
• 173011 How To Add and Remove Network Connections Q173011 KB173011 June 29, 2004
• 172578 How To Change the SQL Password Using RDO Q172578 KB172578 June 29, 2004
• 172270 How To Certify a Visual Basic Application with Microsoft Windows Logo Program Q172270 KB172270 June 29, 2004
• 172121 BUG: Microsoft Grid Control Cannot Load a Metafile Q172121 KB172121 June 29, 2004
• 171654 How To Attach a Console Window to Your Visual Basic Program Q171654 KB171654 June 29, 2004
• 171318 How To Bind Data Controls Across Multiple Forms Q171318 KB171318 June 29, 2004
• 170570 How To Build a Windows Message Handler with AddressOf in Visual Basic Q170570 KB170570 June 29, 2004
• 168830 How To Cast an Object to a Different Interface Q168830 KB168830 June 29, 2004
• 167746 How To Arrange Order of List Items within ListBox Control Q167746 KB167746 June 29, 2004
• 166281 How To Create and Implement a UserConnection Q166281 KB166281 June 29, 2004
• 166211 How To Call SQL Server System Stored Procedures from RDO Q166211 KB166211 June 29, 2004
• 161303 How To Close a Shelled Process When Finished Under Windows Q161303 KB161303 June 29, 2004
• 161257 How To Add a Toolbar to a Visual Basic Project Q161257 KB161257 June 29, 2004
• 161208 How To Create a Default Property For a User Control Q161208 KB161208 June 29, 2004
• 161156 How To Create A Default Event for a UserControl Q161156 KB161156 June 29, 2004
• 161133 How To Block CTRL+ALT+DEL and ALT+TAB in Windows 95 or Windows 98 Q161133 KB161133 June 29, 2004
• 161052 How To Create a Default Value for Custom Controls and Classes Q161052 KB161052 June 29, 2004
• 161008 How To Add an About Box to an ActiveX Control (UserControl) Q161008 KB161008 June 29, 2004
• 159411 PRB: "Invalid Line in Setup Information File" Error Message Q159411 KB159411 June 29, 2004
• 154819 How To Access PC Bus Devices in Visual Basic for Windows Q154819 KB154819 June 29, 2004
• 154758 How To Call a Stored Procedure Using the Data Control Q154758 KB154758 June 29, 2004
• 153586 How To Call C Functions That Use the _cdecl Calling Convention Q153586 KB153586 June 29, 2004
• 153234 How To Call System-Stored Procedures on SQL Server from RDO Q153234 KB153234 June 29, 2004
• 151774 How To Call NetUserGetInfo from Visual Basic Q151774 KB151774 June 29, 2004
• 150468 How To Clear the Contents of a DBGrid Control Q150468 KB150468 June 29, 2004
• 150033 BUG: Clicking Menu Does Not Go Straight to the Click Event Q150033 KB150033 June 29, 2004
• 149618 PRB: PageTimeout Defaults to Five Seconds in Jet 3.0 Q149618 KB149618 June 29, 2004
• 149434 PRB: Control Not Visible or Partially Visible at Design Time Q149434 KB149434 June 29, 2004
• 149273 BUG: Form Key Events Fire Twice with SSTab Control Q149273 KB149273 June 29, 2004
• 147815 How To Create a Flashing Title Bar on a Visual Basic Form Q147815 KB147815 June 29, 2004
• 145727 How To Call the Unicode Version of an API Function with VB Q145727 KB145727 June 29, 2004
• 145701 How To Close Shelled Process When Finished under Windows 95/98/Me Q145701 KB145701 June 29, 2004
• 142925 How To Cancel an Asynchronous Query--RDO Q142925 KB142925 June 29, 2004
• 305101 BUG: Visual Basic Modal Form Freezes When It Is Called from the Click Event of a DataGrid Control Q305101 KB305101 June 28, 2004
• 303105 PRB: Cursor Moves to First Column If You Use the Arrow Keys to Scroll Down in DataGrid Q303105 KB303105 June 28, 2004
• 288346 BUG: BeforeUpdate Event of the DataGrid Does Not Always Fire Q288346 KB288346 June 28, 2004
• 286754 PRB: Three-Tiered Service Model Is Not Visible in Visual Modeler Q286754 KB286754 June 28, 2004
• 281399 PRB: Starting Out-of-Process COM Server Fails on Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Q281399 KB281399 June 28, 2004
• 280134 PRB: Error When You Create SQL Server TEMP Tables Using Remote Data Objects (RDO) Q280134 KB280134 June 28, 2004
• 257947 PRB: Runtime Error 7 : Out of Memory Error Message Occurs When BoundText Property of Data Combo Control Is Accessed in VB Code Q257947 KB257947 June 28, 2004
• 257790 PRB: CancelUpdate After AddNew Causes Error If Datatype Is Invalid Q257790 KB257790 June 28, 2004
• 253282 PRB: Changes to ByRef Parameters in Script Event Handlers Are Not Passed to Controls Q253282 KB253282 June 28, 2004
• 241728 PRB: Using 2-Digit Years with IsDate May Produce Unexpected Results Q241728 KB241728 June 28, 2004
• 225032 BUG: Drive Object Properties Are Incorrect on Large Drives (>2GB) Q225032 KB225032 June 28, 2004
• 205053 PRB: "Overflow" with Integer Division and MOD Operator Q205053 KB205053 June 28, 2004
• 198128 PRB: Accessing WINMODEM with MSComm Control Can Hang Application Q198128 KB198128 June 28, 2004
• 187716 DOC: Incorrect API Text Viewer Declaration of GetVersionEx API Q187716 KB187716 June 28, 2004
• 183163 BUG: Setting Orientation Changes Background Mix Mode for Printer Q183163 KB183163 June 28, 2004
• 172101 PRB: "Data Type Conversion Error" When Using a Data Control Q172101 KB172101 June 28, 2004
• 171979 PRB: Accessing Property in Initialize Event Causes Infinite Loop Q171979 KB171979 June 28, 2004
• 168194 PRB: DAO Recordset Name Property Is Limited to 256 Characters Q168194 KB168194 June 28, 2004
• 160169 PRB: Cannot Connect Data Control to a Password Protected MDB Q160169 KB160169 June 28, 2004
• 151081 BUG: Incorrect Error Message When Setting Read-Only Count Prop Q151081 KB151081 June 28, 2004
• 150225 BUG: Carriage Return Embedded in Text When MultiLine Toggled Q150225 KB150225 June 28, 2004
• 150201 BUG: Application Does Not Restore Window from Minimized Icon Q150201 KB150201 June 28, 2004
• 149783 INFO: ISAM Settings and Jet 3.0 Q149783 KB149783 June 28, 2004
• 149057 INFO: Understanding Dynamic Resultset Cursors -RDO Q149057 KB149057 June 28, 2004
• 306435 PRB: Jet 4.0 Row-Level Locking Is Not Available with DAO 3.60 Q306435 KB306435 June 25, 2004
• 298825 PRB: Run-time Error '6' When You Use the TextWidth Method Q298825 KB298825 June 25, 2004
• 298135 PRB: Print Method Does Not Appear in the Object Browser Window or Auto List Members Feature Q298135 KB298135 June 25, 2004
• 290796 PRB: Error Message "Unspecified Error" When Filtering on the 501st Column in an ADO Recordset Q290796 KB290796 June 25, 2004
• 290426 PRB: Round() Function Does Not Accept Negative Parameters Q290426 KB290426 June 25, 2004
• 288928 PRB: BatchOptimistic with Client-Side Cursor in DataEnvironment Fails Q288928 KB288928 June 25, 2004
• 259460 BUG: Date Time Picker Marked Unsafe for Scripting Q259460 KB259460 June 24, 2004
• 246167 PRB: Collating Sequence Error Opening ADODB Recordset the First Time Against an Excel XLS Q246167 KB246167 June 24, 2004
• 242347 PRB: Error Message "Invalid Procedure Call or Argument" While Modal Dialog or Form is Shown Q242347 KB242347 June 24, 2004
• 239069 PRB: Cannot Open or Find File Error Message When Installing VB Application Q239069 KB239069 June 24, 2004
• 233037 INFO: Limitations of Internet Transfer Control Q233037 KB233037 June 24, 2004
• 231847 INFO: How Visual Basic Generates Pseudo-Random Numbers for the RND Function Q231847 KB231847 June 24, 2004
• 221101 BUG: Visual Basic App Crashes Passing UDT with String and Enum Q221101 KB221101 June 24, 2004
• 216515 BUG: DataMember of GetDataMember Is Empty When DataSource Is DataList Q216515 KB216515 June 24, 2004
• 200299 BUG: Format or DatePart Functions Can Return Wrong Week Number for Last Monday in Year Q200299 KB200299 June 24, 2004
• 198712 PRB: CommonDialog Changes System Wide Printer Properties Q198712 KB198712 June 24, 2004
• 196956 DOC: Visual Basic Does Not Allow You to Build OLE DB Providers Q196956 KB196956 June 24, 2004
• 196201 INFO: Visual Basic Is Not Supported on Terminal Server 4.0 Q196201 KB196201 June 24, 2004
• 195657 PRB: Type Conversion Functions Can Return Unexpected Results Q195657 KB195657 June 24, 2004
• 194124 PRB: Excel Values Returned as NULL Using DAO OpenRecordset Q194124 KB194124 June 24, 2004
• 191720 BUG: Option Button Value Changes When Group is Disabled Q191720 KB191720 June 24, 2004
• 190605 PRB: Binding Hierarchical Recordset in Data Environment Q190605 KB190605 June 24, 2004
• 187282 INFO: List of Visual Basic Run-Time Files Installed by Product Q187282 KB187282 June 24, 2004
• 180172 PRB: "Login has failed" Error Using the MAPISession Control Q180172 KB180172 June 24, 2004
• 176695 PRB: ExitWindowsEx API Does Not Reboot Windows NT Q176695 KB176695 June 24, 2004
• 175949 INFO: List of Values for Action Parameter of Validate Event Q175949 KB175949 June 24, 2004
• 175533 BUG: Toolbar Does Not Wrap Correctly Q175533 KB175533 June 24, 2004
• 174214 PRB: Form With Menu Displays Border With Borderstyle Set to None Q174214 KB174214 June 24, 2004
• 173853 PRB: Error 32002 "Unspecified Error" When Adding an Attachment Q173853 KB173853 June 24, 2004
• 173738 INFO: Object Hungarian Notation Naming Conventions for VB Q173738 KB173738 June 24, 2004
• 172343 FIX: Controls Cannot Be Added to Toolbar Programmatically Q172343 KB172343 June 24, 2004
• 169772 PRB: VB5 .OCX Property Missing from VB4 Properties Window Q169772 KB169772 June 24, 2004
• 169611 BUG: OLE AutoActivate Property Fails When Set To "1 - GotFocus" Q169611 KB169611 June 24, 2004
• 168796 DOC: ExitWindows Function Declaration Incorrect in API Viewer Q168796 KB168796 June 24, 2004
• 159907 PRB: Missing Window Buttons if Form ControlBox Property False Q159907 KB159907 June 24, 2004
• 159843 PRB: GPF with MDI Child Form System Menu and Right Arrow Key Q159843 KB159843 June 24, 2004
• 152582 INFO: What is an FRX file? Q152582 KB152582 June 24, 2004
• 151161 PRB: Case Sensitivity Problem With RDO Q151161 KB151161 June 24, 2004
• 150706 PRB: Long File Names are Converted to Short by Association Q150706 KB150706 June 24, 2004
• 150233 FIX: TopMost Window Does Not Stay on Top in Design Environment Q150233 KB150233 June 24, 2004
• 150185 INFO: Tab Keyword Cannot Be Used as Object Type in Visual Basic Q150185 KB150185 June 24, 2004
• 149863 PRB: Long Filenames Lost when Project is Loaded by Association Q149863 KB149863 June 24, 2004
• 149776 BUG: BACKSPACE Key Doesn't Reset Matching on DBList or DBCombo Q149776 KB149776 June 24, 2004
• 149268 BUG: Odd Behavior with Modal Dialog/Form in ListView ItemClick Q149268 KB149268 June 24, 2004
• 240401 BUG: Repeatedly Opening and Closing DAO Recordset Increases Connections on SQL Server Q240401 KB240401 June 19, 2004
• 176633 PRB: Axis Text on MSChart Control Appears Illegible Q176633 KB176633 June 16, 2004