BUG: Error '800a03ec' May Occur When Using Grid DTC

• Microsoft Visual InterDev, version 6.0

SYMPTOMS

When using a Grid Design-time control (DTC) on an Active Server Pages (ASP) page, the following error may occur when the page is browsed:

Microsoft JScript compilation error '800a03ec'
Expected ';'
/../_ScriptLibrary/DataGrid.ASP, line 197

A Runtime Error has occurred:
Line: 197
Error: Expected ';'

CAUSE

This error will occur if a single opening quotation mark is present as part of a column's header in the Grid DTC.

RESOLUTION

Precede the single quotation mark in the grid column's header with two escape characters "\\". For example, if a column's header is "Owner's E-mail," change the header to "Owner\\'s E-mail."

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. Open a new Web project in Visual InterDev 6.0.



2. Create a database connection in the project.



3. Add a Recordset DTC to the ASP.



4. Bind the recordset to a table in the data connection.



5. Add a Grid DTC to the ASP.



6. Bind the Grid DTC to the recordset and select some fields.



7. In the Properties of the Grid DTC (right-click the Grid DTC and select Properties), select the Data tab.



8. Select a column in the Grid columns box.



9. In the Header text box near the bottom of the Properties window, enter text with a single quote, such as Owner's Email.



10. Click OK to close the Grid DTC Properties window.



11. Save the ASP page.



12. Right-click the ASP page and select View In Browser.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbCtrl kbVisID600bug kbGrpASP
Version : WINDOWS:6.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug