Microsoft KB Archive/838388

= FIX: The Format property of the DateTimePicker control reverts to Short Date in Visual Studio .NET 2003 =

Article ID: 838388

Article Last Modified on 5/15/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Architect
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Developer
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Academic Edition
 * Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2003 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you are creating a project in Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2003 by using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003, if you change the value of the Format property of the DateTimePicker control from Short Date to another format, the value of the Format property reverts to Short Date. For example, if you change the value of the Format property to Long Date and then you save and close the resource editor, when you reopen the resource editor, the value has reverted to Short Date.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs because a problem exists in the Visual Studio .NET resource editor for Visual C++ projects.



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Visual Studio .NET 2003 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version      Size       File name ---  09-Mar-2004  17:44  7.10.4069.0  2,172,416  Resedit.dll



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, you can set the Format property programmatically instead of by using the resource editor.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about the terminology that is used to describe Microsoft product updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbvsnet2003presp1fix kbhotfixserver KB838388

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