FIX: Changing Obj Name Before Saving Results in Repository Error

• Microsoft Visual Studio 97
• Microsoft Visual Basic Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

Attempting to change the object name of a Visual Basic Project prior to saving results in the following error:

"An error occurred setting the name of a Microsoft Repository object. Error code 80041302 The Microsoft Repository for Visual Basic is shutting down"

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This has been fixed with Visual Studio Service Pack 1.

For additional information about the Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 1, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q170365 INFO: Visual Studio 97 Service Packs - What, Where, and Why

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. Delete the repository.mdb.



2. Start a new Standard EXE project.



3. Select the project file in the Project Explorer window.



4. In the Properties window, change the name to a DBCS name.



5. Save the project and add to Source code control.(Adding to SCC may or may not contribute to the described behavior.)

Repository error:
An error occurred setting the name of a Microsoft Repository object.
Error code 80041302
Microsoft Repository Add-In for Visual Basic is shutting down.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kberrmsg kbVBp500 kbVS97sp1fix kbVS97sp2fix kbvbp500sp1fix kbvbp500sp2fix
Version : WINDOWS:5.0,97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug