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Last reviewed: October 21, 1997
Article ID: Q140668

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FastTips for Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows, version 4.0

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ARTICLE LISTING

ITEM ID   ARTICLE TITLE                                               PAGES

Q 118767  PRB: Custom Control or Library Not Working with VB 4.0          1
Q 127028  How to Bind Data Controls Across Multiple Forms in VB 4.0       2

Q 127029 PRB: Type Mismatch with Default Prop of VB4 Data Access Object 1

Q 129286  PRB: Clone Won't Support All ListFields & ListIndexes Methods   2
Q 129287  Differences Between Exclamation Mark (!) & Dot (.) Syntax       1

Q 129288  PRB: VB 4.0 EXEs Are Different When Compared Byte-by-Byte       1
Q 129388  How Null String Pointers Behave in Visual Basic 4.0             2
Q 129446  PRB: Can't Have Multiple Declare Statements for Same Function   1

Q 129447 PRB: Can't Watch Properties or Fields Used in a WITH Statement 1

Q 129448  PRB: Using Reserved Keywords as Types                           2

Q 129450 PRB: For Each" Behavior on Dynamically Changing Control Array" 2

Q 129514  PRB: Loading and Unloading DLLs in the Design Environment       1
Q 129634  Jet DB Engines Process 'Data Has Changed' Error Differently     2
Q 129635  User Defined Collections Are 1-Based Not 0-Based                1
Q 129636  PRB: Ambiguous name detected" Compile-Time Error in VB 4.0"     1

Q 129637  How to Exit Windows from a Visual Basic 4.0 Application         1
Q 129638  PRB: Visible Controls on MDIChild Report as Invisible           2

Q 129700 PRB: Compile Out of Memory If too Many Public Members in Class 1

Q 129705  How DBCS Characters Are Used Depends on the Operating System    1

Q 129709 PRB:Overflow Error at Run Time w/Byte Type Counter in For Loop 1

Q 129712  PRB: Capitalization in Visual Basic 4.0 Differs from 3.0        2
Q 129731  BUG: ODBC OrdinalPosition Differs with dbSQLPassThrough         2
Q 129732  Data Access Objects Have Properties Based on Database Type      2
Q 129733  VB 4.0 Calls the FreezeEvents Method to Inform OLE Controls     2
Q 129739  How to Determine If VB 4.0 App Was Launched as OLE Server       2

Q 129740 BUG: Grid FixedAlignment Prop Accepts Value for Non-Fixed Cell 1

Q 129741  PRB: Call List Takes Longer to Display                          1
Q 129743  BUG: Icon Distorted When Dragged in 16-Bit VB 4.0 Windows NT    1
Q 129793  BUG: Excel Displays Only First Column in Embedded Worksheet     1
Q 129795  PRB: Excel Doesn't Use Container's Name for Embedded Objects    1

Q 129796  How to Determine When a Shelled 32-bit Process Has Terminated   3
Q 129797  How to Launch a Win32 Application from Visual Basic             3
Q 129798  How to Display a Task Modal Dialog from a 32-Bit DLL            2
Q 129799  BUG: Data Control Errors Do Not Populate Error Object           2
Q 129800  PRB: VB & VB Apps Won't Run If Windows NT OLE Service Stopped   2

Q 129801  How to Create and Use a Minimal OLE Automation Server           2
Q 129802  PRB: Can't Have Fixed Length Strings >32K in 32-bit Windows     1
Q 129803  Variable Coercion Rules in Visual Basic Version 4.0             3
Q 129804  PRB: Accelerator Keys Don't Work with Disabled MDI Form         2
Q 129827  Use ByVal to Pass a Control as an Argument to a DLL or VBX      1

Q 129828  MODEL Structure is Read-Only in Visual Basic 4.0                1
Q 129836  PRB: Object Variable Not Set Error If Object Not Instantiated   1
Q 129837  Nested OLE Objects Are Destroyed When Parents Are Destroyed     1

Q 129838 BUG: GPF in Excel After Using Excel Spreadsheet in OLE Control 1

Q 129852  PRB: GetActiveWindow Behaves Differently Under Windows NT       2

Q 129853  PRB: Exceeded Limits on Array Sizes of User Defined Types       2
Q 129856  Use DAO GetRows Method to Fill Variant Arrays                   2
Q 129857  When to Use the New 3.0 DAO TypeLib in Visual Basic             2
Q 129867  How to Debug Typelib Shadowing                                  2
Q 129868  How to Pass a UDT to an OLE Automation Server in VB 4.0         2

Q 129869  Why GUIDs Change On Every Recompile Of OLE Automation Server    2

Q 129871 PRB: Object is not a Collection" as Try to Read Array Element" 2

Q 129872  PRB: Wrong Number of Arguments Error When Call Math Functions   2
Q 129873  Why Property Pages Might Be Missing On OLE Controls             1
Q 129876  Error Trapping Options in the Advanced Options Dialog           2

Q 129879  How to Import Relationships Using DAO in a VB 4.0 Program       3
Q 129880  PRB: No Error On Invalid SetDefaultWorkspace in VB 4.0          2
Q 129883  PRB: Dynaset, Snapshot, and Table Objects No Longer Available   2
Q 129884  PRB: HWNDs on OLE Controls Are Not Persistent                   1
Q 129885  PRB: OLE Server Terminate Not Fired If Client Uses 'End'        2

Q 129886  How to Optimize OLE Calls in Visual Basic 4.0                   2
Q 129887  Introducing the Powerful New Picture Object in VB 4.0           2
Q 129888  How to Customize the Setup Wizard in Visual Basic Version 4.0   2

Q 129895  PRB: OPTION PRIVATE Statement Has No Effect in Visual Basic     1
Q 129897  PRB: Procedure too Large Error When Compiling in VB 4.0         1
Q 129898  PRB: Naming Conflicts Between Variables and Objects             2
Q 129903  PRB: Setting Form to Nothing Does Not Unload Form               3
Q 129925  Requery method not available on PassThrough queries             2

Q 129927  How to Determine If a Table or Query Exists                     2

Q 129928 PRB: 'For Each' with 'Delete' Doesn't Work for DAO Collections 2

Q 129929  How to Respond to Auto-commit Feature of VB Data Control        3
Q 129930  PRB: Compile-Time Error Occurs Instead of Run-Time Error        1
Q 129931  Using For Each to Loop Through Arrays Is Not Recommended        3

Q 129933  PRB: Comparing Bookmarks Generates Type Mismatch Error          2
Q 129935  PRB: Non-Reserved Word w/ Colon Behaves Differently in VB 4.0   1
Q 129938  PRB: Moving Off 'Sub' Doesn't Create 'End Sub'                  2
Q 129939  PRB: Err.Raise Doesn't Always Generate Expected Error           3
Q 129940  PRB: Out of Stack Space Error Caused by Property Procedure      2

Q 129941 PRB:Unexpected Results When Raise Method Propogates OLE Errors 2

Q 129942  PRB: Using TypeOf as Part of an If Statement Fails              2
Q 129943  OLE Controls Must Be Registered                                 1
Q 129944  Do Not Define Functions in DLLs that Raise an Exception         2
Q 129945  PRB: hCtl May Be Invalidated by Visual Basic                    1

Q 129946  PRB: Object Instances Are Not Freed from Memory                 3
Q 129947  Win32 Replacement for the hmemcpy Function                      2
Q 129949  PRB: Empty Sub Procedures Are Not Persistent                    2
Q 130645  How to Use DAO to Assign or View Permissions                    2
Q 137023  PRB: Can't See Changed Data If Update VB 3.0 DB App to VB 4.0   2

Q 137024  PRB: Asterisks Don't Hide an RDC Password Set in Design Time    1
Q 137027  BUG: ScrollBars Don't Display on DBList Control                 2
Q 137028  BUG: Activating and Closing OLE Object Causes GP Fault          1

Q 137030 BUG:GPF Manipulating Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet w/OLE Control 1

Q 137031  PRB: OLE Servers Don't Unload When Last Object Set to Nothing   2

Q 137032  How to Determine Which 32-bit Operating System Is Being Used    2

Q 137034 PRB: GetTempFileName API Function May Fail on 32-bit Platforms 3

Q 137037  BUG: Cell Data Disappears in DBGrid with NumberFormat Set       2
Q 137038  How to Add Menu Controls to a Form from an Add-In               4
Q 137039  New Features in Microsoft Jet Version 3.0                       2

Q 137093  How to Get a Control Reference from the Control's hWnd          2
Q 137094  PRB: Early Binding Fails with Out-Of-Process OLE Servers        1
Q 137095  How to Provide Constants for Use with an OLE Server             2
Q 137096  PRB: Type Mismatch When Passing Variants to Word Using OLE      2

Q 137097  How to Implement a Real-Time Application Using OLE              2
Q 137623  PRB: Align Property Setting Causes Toolbar to Fill the Form     2
Q 137729  LenB Function Returns in-Memory Size of User-Defined Type       2
Q 137730  PRB: Cannot Pass Parameters as Float ByVal to VB 4.0 Events     1
Q 137898  PRB: Visual Basic 4.0 Can't Interpret SCODE Parameter           1

Q 138062  How to Specify the Base Address of a VB OLE Server DLL          1
Q 138063  Effect of DoEvents in Visual Basic OLE Server DLLs              1
Q 138064  Search Order for OLE Servers                                    1
Q 138065  How to Enforce Initialization of a VB OLE Class Object          2
Q 138066  How to Handle VB OLE Server Timeout and Synchronization         1

Q 138067  How to Hide the Automation Manager                              1
Q 138068  Explanation of the States in Which Forms Can Exist              2
Q 138069  How to Address the Master Object Called Global                  1
Q 138070  Protocol for Remote OLE Automation Depends on First Client      1
Q 138071  Strings Passed to DLLs in Variants Aren't Converted to ANSI     1

Q 138072  Tips to Improve Performance While Using OLE Servers             2
Q 138138  Three Types of Binding (Late, ID, & Early) Possible in VBA      2

Q 138139 Limitations of VB 3.0 as a Client When Calling a VB 4.0 Server 1

Q 138140  Untrapped Errors in VB OLE DLL Can Unload the Whole Process     1
Q 138141  Tips For Troubleshooting Remote OLE Automation Errors           1

Q 138142  How to Determine If a String Is UNICODE or ANSI                 2
Q 138517  Properties of Object Passed ByVal Can Be Modified               4
Q 138518  How to Pass a Point Structure to the Windows API by Value       2
Q 138519  PRB: Arguments Are Evaluated from Right to Left in Some Cases   3
Q 138520  How to Use an Ampersand (&) to Suppress Sign Extension          1

Q 138521  Program Still Compiles in Background w/ Compile On Demand Set   1
Q 138525  BUG: Setting the Caption of a Tab Control Results in GP Fault   2
Q 138526  PRB: Loading Controls from Array Gives Several Error Messages   1

Q 138527 PRB: Error loading from file" Error Message When Running .Exe" 1

Q 138529  PRB: Visual Basic 4.0 Does Not Support Color Cursor Files       2

Q 138532 PRB: VB Tab Control Picture Property Doesn't Support Metafiles 1

Q 138537  How to Print the Contents of an ImageList Control to a Form     1
Q 138798  How to Set the Formatting Rectangle of a Text Box               2

Q 138799 How to Adjust Form Size for Different Video Screen Resolutions 3

Q 138800  How to Manipulate Groups & Items in Program Manager Using DDE   4
Q 138802  How to Find Articles About Visual Basic Applications Edition    1
Q 138816  BUG: Error occurred while trying to rebuild" w/ Setup Wizard"   2
Q 138817  FIX: ODBC SDK May Overwrite Latest Version of Msvcrt20.dll      1
Q 138818  BUG: VB 4.0 32-bit Quits When Deleting a Menu at Design Time    1

Q 138819 Differences Among Form's Initialize, Load, and Activate Events 2

Q 138820  PRB: Button Image on the Toolbar Appears Incomplete             2
Q 139491  How to Use Functions in VERSION.DLL -- A 32-bit Sample App     10

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Keywords          : RefsPSS VB4WIN kblist kbref kbwebcontent
Version           : 4.00
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbinfo
Solution Type     : Info_Provided

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Last reviewed: October 21, 1997
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