Microsoft KB Archive/43696

= Problem of a Line Disappearing in QB.EXE Version 4.50 Editor =

Article ID: 43696

Article Last Modified on 11/21/2006



This article was previously published under Q43696



SYMPTOMS
Under certain circumstances, a line of code can disappear in the QuickBasic Version 4.50 editor. Microsoft has isolated two sets of conditions (shown below) under which this problem occurs. Although the line of code is not visible on the screen, it has NOT been removed from the source code. It usually reappears after any of a variety of actions (for example, after a carriage return on any line).



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug with QuickBasic Version 4.50. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Basic Professional Development System (PDS) Version 7.00 (fixlist7.00).



Example 1
The following steps re-create the problem:

  Generate a nonfatal error (for example, &quot;Bad filename&quot;), such as in the following example: ' this can be any line OPEN &quot;com1:3&quot; FOR RANDOM AS #1    'change baud from 3 to 300  Edit (correct) the highlighted line that has the error. Go to the previous line and press ENTER. This causes the highlighting to incorrectly go to the previous line. Enter a statement, such as a=1, that will bring up the dialog box that has the following message:

You will have to restart your program after this edit. Proceed anyway?

 Choose either OK or Cancel, and the statement that originally caused the error will disappear from the edit screen.

Example 2
In the Microsoft QuickBasic Version 4.50 QB.EXE environment, performing the steps below causes some of the following code to disappear: REM DIM x as integer PRINT &quot;BOO!&quot;
 * 1) Use F8 (single step) or F10 (procedure step) to move the statement pointer to the PRINT statement.
 * 2) Remove the &quot;REM&quot; portion of the first line.
 * 3) Press the DOWN ARROW key.

The above procedure causes the PRINT statement to disappear.

You can make the PRINT statement reappear by pressing the SPACEBAR where the PRINT statement used to be or by pressing F4 (view output screen) twice.

Additional query words: QuickBas BasicCom SR# S890406-49 S890728-43 buglist4.50 B_BasicCom

Keywords: KB43696

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