FAQ: Controls

- Standard and Professional Editions of Microsoft Visual Basic for

  Windows, version 3.0

This article covers some of the most Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about nontechnical issues for Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows. You can find this and other FAQ articles by querying on the keyword "FAQ." You can find additional general references in the Microsoft Knowledge Base by searching on "article list."

1. Q. What is the latest version of THREED.VBX?

   A. THREED.VBX version 3.0a dated 7/16/93, size of 64432 bytes. Sheridan
      Software is handling all updates of this control. You can contact
      Sheridan Software at (516) 753-0985.

2. Q. Why do I get an "Out of Memory" error with the Outline (MSOUTLIN.VBX)
      control?

   A. There are some video drivers that can cause problems with the
      MSOutline control. Change your video driver to VGA; if this works
      then contact your vendor for an updated video driver.

      For additional information, please see the following article(s) in
      the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

      ARTICLE-ID: Q107769
      TITLE     : Out of Memory Error Using VB Outline Control

3. Q. Why do I get an "Invalid Property Value" error with Bound MaskedEdit
      control?

   A. MaskedEdit control does not accept Null characters. If you have an
      empty field in your database, you are trying to place a Null in the
      MaskedEdit control.

      For additional information, please see the following article(s) in
      the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

      ARTICLE-ID: Q105766
      TITLE     : Invalid Property Value When Binding Masked Edit Control

4. Q. Why, when I change the BorderStyle property of the MaskedEdit
      (MSMASKED.VBX) control, does it displays strange characters in the
      text?

   A. There is a bug in the BorderStyle property of this control. Do not
      change the BorderStyle property and you should not be affected.

      For additional information, please see the following article(s) in
      the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

      ARTICLE-ID: Q101257
      TITLE     : Incorrect Behavior in MaskedEdit BorderStyle Property

5. Q. How do you get the SeeThru property on the Graph control (GRAPH.VBX)
      to work properly?

   A. The SeeThru property does not work properly.

      For additional information, please see the following article(s) in
      the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

      ARTICLE-ID: Q84236
      TITLE     : VB Graph Custom Control: SeeThru Paints Incorrectly