FIX: App Error Occurs After Saving a Changed Module Name

• Microsoft Visual Basic Standard, Professional, and Enterprise Editions, 16-bit and 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

An application error occurs when you save a module if you change the module's name in the property sheet and use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+S to save the module before pressing the ENTER key. This behavior does not occur when you save the module by clicking Save File on the File menu.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be an issue in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Visual Basic version 5.0 for Windows.

WORKAROUND

Use one of the following methods to work around this behavior:

• Change the module name and press the ENTER key before saving the module using the shortcut key CTRL+S.



• Save the module by clicking Save File on the File menu.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Start Visual Basic 4.0, or if it is already running, click New Project on the File menu.



2. On the Insert menu, click Module to insert a module into the project.



3. On the File menu, click Save File to save the module as TEST.BAS.



4. On the module's property sheet, change the name property to Test and press CTRL+S. An application error occurs with one of the following messages and Visual Basic ends:

32-bit Visual Basic

Windows NT 3.51

An application error has occurred and an application error log is being generated. VB32.exe, Exception: access violation (0xc0000005), Address: 0x004b788b.

Windows 95 or Windows 98

This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down. VB32 caused an invalid page fault in module VB32.EXE at 0137:004b788b.

16-bit Visual Basic under all operating systems

VB caused a General Protection Fault in module VB.EXE at 003E:05CED. Choose Close. VB will close.

Additional query words: kbIDE kbvbp400bug kbVBp500fix kbdss kbVBp kbDSupport

Keywords : kbGrpVB
Version : WINDOWS:4.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug