Microsoft KB Archive/162621

= BUG: GetSetting Causes GP Fault in Vba2.dll =

Article ID: 162621

Article Last Modified on 6/29/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 16-bit Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 32-Bit Enterprise Edition

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This article was previously published under Q162621



SYMPTOMS
When you use the GetSetting Function in Visual Basic 4.0, 16-bit, you may receive a General Protection Fault in Module Vba2.dll at 0011:360C. This error is likely to occur if you use an uninitialized, variable-length string as the argument for the default value of GetSetting.



RESOLUTION
To resolve the problem, use a fixed-length string or assign a value to the string. For example, modify the Load event code of Form1 in step 2 of the Steps to Reproduce Problem section of this article to the following: Dim DefaultValue As String DefaultValue = "" Call GetSetting ("MyINI", "SectionName", "KeyValue", DefaultValue) -or- Dim DefaultValue As String * 40 Call (GetSetting "MyINI", "SectionName", "KeyValue", DefaultValue)



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.



Steps to Reproduce Problem
 Start Visual Basic 4.0, 16-bit Edition. Form1 is created by default.  In the Load event for Form1, place the following lines of code: Dim DefaultValue As String Call GetSetting ("MyINI", "SectionName", "KeyValue", DefaultValue)  Press the F5 key to run the project. A General Protection fault occurs in Module Vba2.dll at 0011:360C.

Additional query words: kbVBp400bug kbdss kbDSupport kbVBp kbNoKeyWord

Keywords: kbbug KB162621

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