FIX: RichTextBox Cleared When BorderStyle Changes at Run-Time

• Microsoft Visual Basic Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

In Visual Basic 5.0, when the Borderstyle of a RichTextBox control is changed at run-time, the text of the RichTextBox is cleared.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug has been fixed in Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2.

For more information on the Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q170365
   TITLE     : INFO: Visual Studio 97 Service Packs - What, Where, and Why

   ARTICLE-ID: Q171554
   TITLE     : INFO: Visual Basic 5.0 Fixes in Visual Studio 97
               Service Pack 2

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Start a new "Standard EXE" project.

2. On the Project menu, click Components. Check "Microsoft RichTextBox Control 5.0."

3. Add a RichTextBox control and a CommandButton to Form1.

4. Add the following code to the Click event of Command1:

         If RichTextBox1.BorderStyle = 0 Then
            RichTextBox1.BorderStyle = 1
         Else
            RichTextBox1.BorderStyle = 0
         End If
   
   

5. Press the F5 key to run the project.

6. Type any text in the RichTextBox control and then click Command1. Note that the text of the RichTextBox is cleared.