Microsoft KB Archive/329678

= VBScript MsgBox Function Does Not Work =

Article ID: 329678

Article Last Modified on 2/2/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows CE .NET 4.0

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This article was previously published under Q329678



SYMPTOMS
When you use the Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) language, and you call the MsgBox function, this operation does not work. If the display of script errors is enabled, you receive an error message similar to the following:

Error: Object doesn't support this action: 'msgbox'



RESOLUTION
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft as Windows CE 4.0 Core OS QFE Q329678. To resolve this problem immediately, search for the keyword &quot;QFE&quot; on the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/

The English version of this package 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 04-Oct-2002 22:08  4.0.2.1004      3,152,480  021004_armv4i_wce40-q329678.exe 04-Oct-2002 22:08  4.0.2.1004      3,132,000  021004_armv4t_wce40-q329678.exe 04-Oct-2002 22:08  4.0.2.1004      3,144,288  021004_armv4_wce40-q329678.exe 04-Oct-2002 22:08  4.0.2.1004      2,984,544  021004_mips16_wce40-q329678.exe 04-Oct-2002 22:08  4.0.2.1004      3,172,960  021004_mipsii_fp_wce40-q329678.exe 04-Oct-2002 22:08  4.0.2.1004      3,172,960  021004_mipsii_wce40-q329678.exe 04-Oct-2002 22:08  4.0.2.1004      3,234,400  021004_mipsiv_fp_wce40-q329678.exe 04-Oct-2002 22:08  4.0.2.1004      3,234,400  021004_mipsiv_wce40-q329678.exe 04-Oct-2002 22:08  4.0.2.1004      3,062,368  021004_sh3_wce40-q329678.exe 04-Oct-2002 22:08  4.0.2.1004      3,058,272  021004_sh4_wce40-q329678.exe 04-Oct-2002 22:08  4.0.2.1004      2,808,416  021004_x86_wce40-q329678.exe The English version of this fix 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 ---

Path: Public\Script\Oak\Lib\Armv4\Debug 01-Oct-2002 00:57                    4,677,946  Vbscript.lib 01-Oct-2002 00:57                      217,088  Vbscript.pdb

Path: Public\Script\Oak\Lib\Armv4\Retail 01-Oct-2002 00:54                    3,705,752  Vbscript.lib 01-Oct-2002 00:54                      217,088  Vbscript.pdb

Path: Public\Script\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Debug 01-Oct-2002 01:09                    4,686,326  Vbscript.lib 01-Oct-2002 01:09                      217,088  Vbscript.pdb

Path: Public\Script\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Retail 01-Oct-2002 01:06                    3,712,294  Vbscript.lib 01-Oct-2002 01:06                      217,088  Vbscript.pdb

Path: Public\Script\Oak\Lib\Armv4t\Debug 01-Oct-2002 01:03                    4,502,012  Vbscript.lib 01-Oct-2002 01:03                      217,088  Vbscript.pdb

Path: Public\Script\Oak\Lib\Armv4t\Retail 01-Oct-2002 01:00                    3,687,348  Vbscript.lib 01-Oct-2002 01:00                      217,088  Vbscript.pdb

Path: Public\Script\Oak\Lib\Mips16\Debug 01-Oct-2002 01:27                    4,299,596  Vbscript.lib 01-Oct-2002 01:27                      217,088  Vbscript.pdb

Path: Public\Script\Oak\Lib\Mips16\Retail 01-Oct-2002 01:24                    3,317,818  Vbscript.lib 01-Oct-2002 01:24                      217,088  Vbscript.pdb

Path: Public\Script\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Debug 01-Oct-2002 01:15                    4,760,162  Vbscript.lib 01-Oct-2002 01:15                      217,088  Vbscript.pdb

Path: Public\Script\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Retail 01-Oct-2002 01:12                    3,852,816  Vbscript.lib 01-Oct-2002 01:12                      217,088  Vbscript.pdb

Path: Public\Script\Oak\Lib\MipsII_fp\Debug 01-Oct-2002 01:33                    4,756,846  Vbscript.lib 01-Oct-2002 01:33                      217,088  Vbscript.pdb

Path: Public\Script\Oak\Lib\MipsII_fp\Retail 01-Oct-2002 01:30                    3,851,864  Vbscript.lib 01-Oct-2002 01:30                      217,088  Vbscript.pdb

Path: Public\Script\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Debug 01-Oct-2002 01:21                    4,816,936  Vbscript.lib 01-Oct-2002 01:21                      217,088  Vbscript.pdb

Path: Public\Script\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Retail 01-Oct-2002 01:18                    3,934,292  Vbscript.lib 01-Oct-2002 01:18                      217,088  Vbscript.pdb

Path: Public\Script\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Debug 01-Oct-2002 01:39                    4,812,998  Vbscript.lib 01-Oct-2002 01:39                      217,088  Vbscript.pdb

Path: Public\Script\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Retail 01-Oct-2002 01:36                    3,929,250  Vbscript.lib 01-Oct-2002 01:36                      217,088  Vbscript.pdb

Path: Public\Script\Oak\Lib\Sh3\Debug 01-Oct-2002 00:45                    4,301,098  Vbscript.lib 01-Oct-2002 00:45                      217,088  Vbscript.pdb

Path: Public\Script\Oak\Lib\Sh3\Retail 01-Oct-2002 00:42                    3,539,070  Vbscript.lib 01-Oct-2002 00:42                      217,088  Vbscript.pdb

Path: Public\Script\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Debug 01-Oct-2002 00:51                    4,296,628  Vbscript.lib 01-Oct-2002 00:51                      217,088  Vbscript.pdb

Path: Public\Script\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Retail 01-Oct-2002 00:48                    3,533,268  Vbscript.lib 01-Oct-2002 00:48                      217,088  Vbscript.pdb

Path: Public\Script\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug 01-Oct-2002 00:38                    4,028,842  Vbscript.lib 01-Oct-2002 00:38                      217,088  Vbscript.pdb

Path: Public\Script\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail 01-Oct-2002 00:36                    3,247,850  Vbscript.lib 01-Oct-2002 00:36                      217,088  Vbscript.pdb



WORKAROUND
If you can modify the VBScript application code, use the alert method of the Microsoft Internet Explorer window object.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kberrmsg kbbug kbfix KB329678

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