FIX: Memory Leak When RDC Bound to OLE Container Control

 Last reviewed: December 18, 1997
Article ID: Q171806
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual Studio, Enterprise Edition 97

SYMPTOMS

Using an OLE container control bound to the Remote Data Control that ships with Visual Basic 5.0 Enterprise Edition could result in a memory leak.

This problem does not occur when using an OLE container with a standard data control.

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

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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