BUG: Error C2065: 'DDX_FieldDateTimeCtrl': Undeclared Identifier

• Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition, version 6.0

SYMPTOMS

When using the Date Time Picker Control in a Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 AppWizard (exe) Database project, you may receive the following error:

Compiler Error "Error C2065: 'DDX_FieldDateTimeCtrl' : undeclared identifier"

CAUSE

The database dialog data exchange cover routine generated by the Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 AppWizard for exchanging data between the Date Time Picker control and the recordset member variable is DDX_FieldDateTimeCtrl( ). This function is omitted from the Visual C++ 6.0 release code.

RESOLUTION

Replace the database dialog data exchange cover routine DDX_FieldDateTimeCtrl( ) with the AFXAPI DDX_DateTimeCtrl( ). Remove the fourth parameter in the DDX_DateTimeCtrl() call.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Create a table with a Date/Time field.



2. Create a Data Source to access the table.



3. In Visual C++ 6.0, create an MFC AppWizard(exe) project to access the table created in step 1 using the DSN created in step 2.



4. Add a Data Time Picker Control to the dialog box and associate it with the Date/Time field in the table.



5. Compile the project.

error C2065: 'DDX_FieldDateTimeCtrl' : undeclared identifier

Additional query words: msvc

Keywords : kbDatabase kbVC600bug
Version : WINDOWS:6.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug