PRB: ShowColor Method Might Not Work on Palm-Size Devices

• Microsoft Windows CE Toolkit for Visual Basic 6.0, version 1.0

SYMPTOMS

If you use the ShowColor method of the Common Dialog control on some Palm-size PC devices, you receive the following error:

Application Error
An error was encountered while running this program: Object doesn't support this action.

STATUS

This behavior is by design. Not all manufacturers have implemented this option on their devices.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Create a new Windows CE PsPC project in Microsoft Visual Basic.



2. Add a Command button and a Microsoft CE Common Dialog control to the form.



3. Paste the following code into Form1:




Option Explicit

Private Sub Command1_Click()
   CommonDialog1.ShowColor
End Sub 

4. Run the project, targeting the Windows CE device.



5. Click the Command button.

Application Error
An error was encountered while running this program: Object doesn't support this action.

Additional query words: vbce wce vbce6

Keywords : kbToolkit kbVBp600 kbGrpVB kbWinCE211
Version : WINDOWS:1.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb