PRB: A "The Parameter Is Incorrect" Error Message Is Displayed By A Visual Basic SnapIn

• Microsoft Management Console, versions 1.1, 1.2
• Microsoft Visual Basic Professional and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 6.0

SYMPTOMS

A Snap-in developed by the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Snap-in Designer For Microsoft Visual Basic might display the following error message:

Runtime Error -2147024809 (80070057)
The Parameter Is Incorrect

CAUSE

A Toolbar control in the SnapIn project is attempting to use a bitmap from an Image List which is not 16x16 pixels in size.

RESOLUTION

Make sure that all Toolbar controls use bitmaps images that are exactly 16x16 pixels in size.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Start Visual Basic and select a new SnapIn project from the New Project dialog box.



2. Open the SnapIn1 Designer from the Project Explorer window and add a new Toolbar and Image List control. By default these news controls will be named ToolBar1 and ImageList1.



3. View the properties of the Image List control, and insert a new bitmap image that is not 16x16.



4. Give the Key field a value for the new image.



5. View the properties of the Toolbar control, and set the ImageList field to ImageList1.



6. On the Buttons tag, insert a new button on the toolbar.



7. Set the Image field to the Key field of the bitmap image in the image list.



8. Open the Snapin1 Designer's code window and paste in the following code:




Private Sub Views_SetControlbar(ByVal View As SnapInLib.View, ByVal Controlbar As SnapInLib.MMCControlbar)

    Controlbar.Attach Toolbar1
    
End Sub
 

9. Compile the SnapIn project and load it into MMC.



10. Select the default static node, SnapIn1. The error mentioned in the "Symptoms" section appears.



11. Change the bitmap image in the Image List control to a 16x16 bitmap.



12. Retest the SnapIn. This time the error does not occur.

Additional query words: snapin designer mmc

Keywords : kbMMC kbVBp600 kbGrpPlatform kbDSupport kbSnapIn
Version : WINDOWS:1.1,1.2,6.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb