FIX: Compiler Errors with COleDateTime::Format

Last reviewed: September 19, 1997
Article ID: Q153292

4.00 4.10 WINDOWS NT kbprg kbfixlist kbbuglist

The information in this article applies to:

The Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) included with: Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Edition, versions 4.0, 4.1

SYMPTOMS

When calling the COleDateTime::Format member function with VAR_DATEVALUEONLY or VAR_TIMEVALUEONLY, you will get the following compiler error:

   error C2668: 'Format' : ambiguous call to overload function (new
                           behaviour; please see help)

CAUSE

The problem is caused by not defining VAR_DATEVALUEONLY and VAR_TIMEVALUEONLY as DWORD in Oleauto.h.

RESOLUTION

The workaround is to type cast these constants to DWORD.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Visual C++ version 4.2.

Additional reference words: 4.00 4.00 4.10 4.10 vcbuglist400 vcfixlist420
KBCategory: kbprg kbfixlist kbbuglist
KBSubcategory: MfcOLE
Keywords : MfcOLE kbbuglist kbfixlist kbprg
Technology : kbMfc
Version : 4.00 4.10
Platform : NT WINDOWS
Solution Type : kbfix

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Last reviewed: September 19, 1997
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