BUG: FIX: PDW Add Files Dialog Does Not Allow Selection of Multiple Files

• Microsoft Visual Basic Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 6.0

SYMPTOMS

When you create a distribution set for your application using the Package and Deployment Wizard (PDW) and attempt to add a group of files to the distribution set from the Add dialog of the Included Files screen, the dialog window does not allow the selection of multiple files. Additionally, if you double-click on a file to add it, the PDW will display the Dependency Information screen instead of adding it to the set.

RESOLUTION

The files must be added one at a time.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

This bug was corrected in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3.

For more information about Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:


Q194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

Q194295 HOWTO: Tell That Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs Are Installed

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Create a new Standard EXE project in Visual Basic. Form1 is created by default.



2. Select Make Project1.exe from the File menu to compile the project.



3. Start the Package and Deployment Wizard.



4. Browse to Project1 and select Package to build the distribution set for the project.



5. On the Included Files screen, click Add, and browse to any folder that contains multiple files. Note that you cannot select more than one file in the dialog window.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbservicepack kbVBp600bug kbGrpVB kbVS600sp3fix
Version : WINDOWS:6.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug