Article List for VB 3.0 Programming: Custom Controls

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ARTICLE LISTING

ITEM ID  ARTICLE TITLE                                               PAGES

Q 80779  VB Custom Controls Support only Certain Picture Formats         1
Q 80780  BUG: No Resources Causes Failed to Open Graphics Server Error   2
Q 80849  PRB: Grid Custom Control: Surprising Results when FillStyle=1   2
Q 80868  FIX: Panel Custom Control Caption Not Dimmed When Disabled      2
Q 80904  PRB: Grid Control's Cell Blank When Using Str$                  2

Q 80905  BUG: Gauge Custom Control: No Error for Illegal NeedleWidth     1
Q 80906  VB Grid Custom Control: Text Limited to 255 Characters          1
Q 80911  PRB: Grid Custom Control: LeftCol/TopRow Valid Values           2

Q 80967  BUG: Grid Custom Control: Scroll Bars Displayed Unnecessarily   2
Q 81187  BUG: Gauge Custom Control: Valid NeedleWidth Range 1 to 32767   1
Q 81223  FIX: Animated Button Custom Control: Caption May Be Truncated   2
Q 81449  BUG: 3-D Panel Control Doesn't Resize to Key Status Control     2
Q 81450  VB Graph Control Displays Maximum of 80 Characters Per Title    2

Q 81458  VB.EXE Error: License File for Custom Control Not Found         1
Q 81459  How to Use HORZ1.BMP with Professional Toolkit Gauge Control    2
Q 81460  BUG: Vertical Linear Gauge Loses Upper Border's Bottom Pixels   2
Q 81461  BUG: InnerBottom/InnerRight Defines Gauge Fill Area Badly       2
Q 81462  FIX: Gauge: Incomplete Paint with Max-Min Difference > 100      2

Q 81465  HOME Key in VB.EXE Moves to Beginning of Code, Not Column 1     1
Q 81472  BUG: Graph: ExtraData May Not Say: Invalid Property Value       2
Q 81949  BUG: Graph Custom Control Text Disappears in EGA Video Mode     2
Q 81950  BUG: VB Graph Custom Control: BottomTitle Text May Disappear    1
Q 81951  PRB: 3D Command Button Shows Outline when Outline = False       1

Q 81952  VB Key Status: Autosize Property Affects Height and Width       1
Q 81998  BUG: Grid: No Error Changing FixedAlignment on Non-Fixed Col    1
Q 81999  BUG: Graph: AutoInc Increments ThisPoint Instead of ThisSet     2
Q 82155  VB Graph Control: ThisPoint, ThisSet Reset to 1 at Run Time     1
Q 82159  VB AniButton Control: Cannot Resize if PictDrawMode=Autosize    2

Q 82874  FIX: Graph Custom Control: LabelText May Overlap                2
Q 82875  FIX: Graph Custom Control Legends May Print Incorrectly         2
Q 83463  BUG: Graph Axis Titles Don't Switch on Horizontal Bar Graphs    2

Q 83758  "Cannot Find MMSYSTEM.DLL" Loading VB MCI.VBX in Windows 3.0    1

Q 83759  FIX: Grid Cell Border May Not Display with Some BackColors      1

Q 84063  How to Use VB Graph Control to Graph Data from Grid Control     3
Q 84068  How to Read Flag Property of VB Common Dialog Custom Controls   2

Q 84113  How to Create Column and Row Labels in VB Grid Custom Control   2
Q 84236  BUG: VB Graph Custom Control: SeeThru Paints Incorrectly        2
Q 84268  VB MCI Control Does Not Support PC Speaker Driver               2
Q 84473  VB MCI Control Does Not Support Recording of MIDI Data          2
Q 84475  FIX: Toolkit 3-D Option & Check Controls Don't Repaint in 3.1   3

Q 84553  BUG: THREED.VBX: Command/Group Push Buttons Show Invalid File   1
Q 84584  VB Grid Custom Control Refreshes on All Cell Change Events      3
Q 85264  VB Graph: Use XPosData to Plot Fractional X-Axis Values         2
Q 85436  FIX: Grid Custom Control RemoveItem Does Not Update RowHeight   2
Q 87766  Toolkit 3-D Control (THREED.VBX) Default Property Values        1

Q 87768  Using a Linked Sound Recorder Object with OLECLIEN.VBX          2
Q 87771  PRB: THREED Check Box Is Not Grayed Out When Value = 2 in VB    2
Q 88911  How to Clear All or Part of Grid in Visual Basic                2
Q 88912  How to Make a Spreadsheet-Style Grid that Allows Editing        3
Q 93129  Masked Edit Control, Mask Property Clarification                1

Q 93214  Name Property Cannot Be Set When Using Implicit Property        2
Q 93233  FIX: GP Fault or UAE When Unload Form in DragOver Event         1
Q 93322  New Features Added to Graph Control in Versions 2.0 and 3.0     1
Q 94012  Visual Basic MCI Control TimeFormat Property Information        2
Q 94168  FIX: GPF When Pasting 8 Bit .DIB File into Anibutton Control    1

Q 94185  FIX: VB MCITEST CD Player Sample Displays Incorrect Track       1

Q 94296  BUG: Grid Control Paints Incorrectly When Press PGUP or PGDN    2
Q 95429  FIX: FixedCols Can Cause Paint Problem with Grid Control        1
Q 95500  BUG: GPF When Close Form That Contains a Single MCI Control     2

Q 95501  FIX: MAPI: GPF When Attempt to Download 923 or More Messages    1
Q 95508  FIX: Extra Chars in Masked Edit Cause Empty InvalidText Box     1
Q 95509  FIX: Text Box/Mask Edit in Select Mode If MsgBox in LostFocus   1
Q 95514  FIX: Focus Rectangle Remains When Grid Loses Focus              2
Q 95765  MaxFileSize Property Range in CMDDIALOG.VBX Can Be 1 to 2048    1

Q 96151  Maximum Length of Name Property Depends on Events Supported     1
Q 96450  Set DrawMode to 2 Or 3 to Update Changes to Graph at Run Time   1
Q 97141  How to Right Justify Standard Numbers in a Masked Edit Field    2
Q 97588  FIX: Mouse Misbehaves After Changing Graph Visible Property     2
Q 98769  Playing an .AVI File with the MCITEST Example                   1

Q 99873  BUG: MaskedEdit MaxLength Reset to 64 When Mask=""              2
Q 100193 BUG: 3D Button Loses 256-Color Palette When Load 2nd Bitmap     2
Q 100194 PRB: Some ATI Video Drivers Hang When Using MSOUTLIN.VBX        1
Q 100195 BUG: Grid Control Repaints When Another Form Is Made Active     2
Q 100327 BUG: Unload in 3D GroupPush Button Causes GP Fault              2

Q 100368 How to Get Help w/ Crystal Reports -- International and U.S.    1
Q 100612 BUG: Font3D Property Set Incorrectly in THREED.VBX Controls     2
Q 101257 BUG: Incorrect Behavior in MaskedEdit BorderStyle Property      1
Q 101944 UPD: New MSCOMM control available                               2
Q 102606 FIX: Repaint Prob Adding Graphical Control as Child of Graph    1

Q 103437 How to Fill (Populate) a Grid with Database Data -- 4 Methods   5
Q 103438 BUG: Out of Memory w/ MSOLE2.VBX When SHARE.EXE Not Loaded      1
Q 103647 Error Listing for MCI.VBX Control                               2
Q 104624 How to Include Return Receipt Functionality w/ MAPI Control     1
Q 106682 PRB: Default Extension Ignores File Type in VB Common Dialog    3

Q 107769 PRB: Out of Memory Error Using VB Outline Control               2
Q 107850 VB CDK Cannot Access the Properties of the VB System Objects    1
Q 107873 VB ver 3.0 CDK TN002.TXT: Custom Control Version Management     2
Q 108658 FIX: GPF with Long Formulas in Crystal Reports Custom Control   2
Q 108659 BUG: First Item Can Disappear in Outline Control Style 0 or 2   2

Q 108811 How to Display Multiple Foreground Text Colors in VB List Box   2
Q 110185 PRB: Common Dialog Open: Err=20476 Buffer lpstrFile Too Small   2
Q 110721 VB Crystal Reports Files to Distribute with Your .EXE Program   2
Q 110989 BUG: Out of Memory Error When Adding 35-50 Pen Controls         3
Q 112043 How to Use SizeMode Property of OLE Control to Size Display     2

Q 112044 How to View Microsoft Word Toolbars Using OLE Control           1
Q 112196 How to Print an Embedded Word Document in Visual Basic          2
Q 112418 PRB: Serial Port Driver for WFW 3.11 Sends Extra Byte           2
Q 112440 How to Save an Embedded Word Document in Visual Basic           2

Q 112861 How to Size the Rows and Columns of a Grid to Fit Exactly       3
Q 113033 How to Send a Mail Message Using Visual Basic MAPI Controls     2
Q 113326 PRB: Can't Load Custom Control SPIN.VBX                         1

Q 113997 How to Clear the Legend Information from a Graph Control        2

Q 116451 PRB: MCI Eject Button Fails to Close Caddyless CD-ROM Drive     3
Q 117263 How to Clear the Text of MaskedEdit Control w/o Clearing Mask   1

Q 121681 BUG: GP Fault When KEYSTAT.VBX Used in Two or More Apps         1

Q 123840 How to Select a Specific Bar on a 2D Graph with the Mouse       2
Q 124237 PRB: Can't Receive Data When Using MSCOMM.VBX Control           1

Q 126221 BUG: (CDK) Cannot Use an Underscore in a Custom Event Name      2
Q 126676 How to Use the MaskedEdit Control for Currency Format           2

Q 126990 Mode Property of MCIWNDX.VBX Returns Localized Strings          2
Q 127069 FIX: GP Faults from Using IIF with Temporary Strings            2
Q 129894 PRB: Can't Get Tabstrip Control to Support Hot-Key Activation   2
Q 131819 How to Display Text on a Playing .AVI File                      2
Q 137035 PRB: Font Dialog Box Lists Fonts Not Supported by Printer       2

Q 137623 PRB: Align Property Setting Causes Toolbar to Fill the Form     2
Q 137730 PRB: Cannot Pass Parameters as Float ByVal to VB 4.0 Events     1