FIX: Using Set for ListItem's SubItem Results in GPF

 Last reviewed: December 18, 1997
Article ID: Q171577
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------

SYMPTOMS

Using the Set keyword when setting the value of a ListItem's SubItem results in a General Protection Fault.

CAUSE

The SubItems collection of the ListItem is designed to handle strings, not objects.

RESOLUTION

Do not use the Set keyword. Instead of code similar to: 

   Set ListItem.SubItems(1) = Text1
use the following code: 

   ListItem.SubItems(1) = Text1
where Text1 is a textbox object.

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
For a list of the Visual Basic 5.0 bugs that were fixed in the Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

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

MORE INFORMATION

Although the code listed above that uses the Set keyword is incorrect, it should not result in a General Protection Fault. Once the Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2 is installed, the Visual Basic correctly raises the "Type Mismatch" error. 

Keywords          : vb5all VS97FixlistSP3 VS97FixlistSP2 VB5FixlistSP2
Version           : 5.0
Platform          : NT WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix kbservicepack

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Last reviewed: December 18, 1997
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