Microsoft KB Archive/122718

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The information in this article applies to:


 * FastTips for Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows, version 3.0

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ARTICLE LISTING
ITEM ID ARTICLE TITLE                                               PAGES -- Q 80779 VB Custom Controls Support only Certain Picture Formats         1 Q 80780 BUG: No Resources Causes Failed to Open Graphics Server Error   2 Q 80849 PRB: Grid Custom Control: Surprising Results when FillStyle=1   2 Q 80868 FIX: Panel Custom Control Caption Not Dimmed When Disabled      2 Q 80904 PRB: Grid Control's Cell Blank When Using Str$                  2

Q 80905 BUG: Gauge Custom Control: No Error for Illegal NeedleWidth     1 Q 80906 VB Grid Custom Control: Text Limited to 255 Characters          1 Q 80911 PRB: Grid Custom Control: LeftCol/TopRow Valid Values           2 Q 80912 FIX: Graph Custom Control Incompatible w/ HP II Series Printer  2 Q 80938 3-D Group Push Button: AutoSize Takes Effect Only on PictureUp  2

Q 80967 BUG: Grid Custom Control: Scroll Bars Displayed Unnecessarily   2 Q 81187 BUG: Gauge Custom Control: Valid NeedleWidth Range 1 to 32767   1 Q 81223 FIX: Animated Button Custom Control: Caption May Be Truncated   2 Q 81449 BUG: 3-D Panel Control Doesn't Resize to Key Status Control     2 Q 81450 VB Graph Control Displays Maximum of 80 Characters Per Title    2

Q 81458 VB.EXE Error: License File for Custom Control Not Found         1 Q 81459 How to Use HORZ1.BMP with Professional Toolkit Gauge Control    2 Q 81460 BUG: Vertical Linear Gauge Loses Upper Border's Bottom Pixels   2 Q 81461 BUG: InnerBottom/InnerRight Defines Gauge Fill Area Badly       2 Q 81462 FIX: Gauge: Incomplete Paint with Max-Min Difference > 100      2

Q 81465 HOME Key in VB.EXE Moves to Beginning of Code, Not Column 1     1 Q 81472 BUG: Graph: ExtraData May Not Say: Invalid Property Value       2 Q 81949 BUG: Graph Custom Control Text Disappears in EGA Video Mode     2 Q 81950 BUG: VB Graph Custom Control: BottomTitle Text May Disappear    1 Q 81951 PRB: 3D Command Button Shows Outline when Outline = False       1

Q 81952 VB Key Status: Autosize Property Affects Height and Width       1 Q 81998 BUG: Grid: No Error Changing FixedAlignment on Non-Fixed Col    1 Q 81999 BUG: Graph: AutoInc Increments ThisPoint Instead of ThisSet     2 Q 82155 VB Graph Control: ThisPoint, ThisSet Reset to 1 at Run Time     1 Q 82159 VB AniButton Control: Cannot Resize if PictDrawMode=Autosize    2

Q 82874 FIX: Graph Custom Control: LabelText May Overlap                2 Q 82875 FIX: Graph Custom Control Legends May Print Incorrectly         2 Q 83463 BUG: Graph Axis Titles Don't Switch on Horizontal Bar Graphs    2 Q 83756 "Device Is Not Open or Is Not Known" Running VB MCITEST Sample  1 Q 83758 "Cannot Find MMSYSTEM.DLL" Loading VB MCI.VBX in Windows 3.0    1

Q 83759 FIX: Grid Cell Border May Not Display with Some BackColors      1 Q 83800 PENCNTRL.VBX Err: Requires Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing  1 Q 84058 VB Graph Custom Control: DataReset Property Resets to 0 (Zero)  2 Q 84063 How to Use VB Graph Control to Graph Data from Grid Control     3 Q 84068 How to Read Flag Property of VB Common Dialog Custom Controls   2

Q 84113 How to Create Column and Row Labels in VB Grid Custom Control   2 Q 84236 BUG: VB Graph Custom Control: SeeThru Paints Incorrectly        2 Q 84268 VB MCI Control Does Not Support PC Speaker Driver               2 Q 84473 VB MCI Control Does Not Support Recording of MIDI Data          2 Q 84475 FIX: Toolkit 3-D Option & Check Controls Don't Repaint in 3.1   3

Q 84553 BUG: THREED.VBX: Command/Group Push Buttons Show Invalid File   1 Q 84584 VB Grid Custom Control Refreshes on All Cell Change Events      3 Q 85264 VB Graph: Use XPosData to Plot Fractional X-Axis Values         2 Q 85436 FIX: Grid Custom Control RemoveItem Does Not Update RowHeight   2 Q 87766 Toolkit 3-D Control (THREED.VBX) Default Property Values        1

Q 87768 Using a Linked Sound Recorder Object with OLECLIEN.VBX          2 Q 87771 PRB: THREED Check Box Is Not Grayed Out When Value = 2 in VB    2 Q 88911 How to Clear All or Part of Grid in Visual Basic                2 Q 88912 How to Make a Spreadsheet-Style Grid that Allows Editing        3 Q 93129 Masked Edit Control, Mask Property Clarification                1

Q 93214 Name Property Cannot Be Set When Using Implicit Property        2 Q 93233 FIX: GP Fault or UAE When Unload Form in DragOver Event         1 Q 93322 New Features Added to Graph Control in Versions 2.0 and 3.0     1 Q 94012 Visual Basic MCI Control TimeFormat Property Information        2 Q 94168 FIX: GPF When Pasting 8 Bit .DIB File into Anibutton Control    1

Q 94185 FIX: VB MCITEST CD Player Sample Displays Incorrect Track       1 Q 94186 Create .MMM Movie Files with Macromedia Director for Macintosh  1 Q 94296 BUG: Grid Control Paints Incorrectly When Press PGUP or PGDN    2 Q 95429 FIX: FixedCols Can Cause Paint Problem with Grid Control        1 Q 95500 BUG: GPF When Close Form That Contains a Single MCI Control     2

Q 95501 FIX: MAPI: GPF When Attempt to Download 923 or More Messages    1 Q 95508 FIX: Extra Chars in Masked Edit Cause Empty InvalidText Box     1 Q 95509 FIX: Text Box/Mask Edit in Select Mode If MsgBox in LostFocus   1 Q 95514 FIX: Focus Rectangle Remains When Grid Loses Focus              2 Q 95765 MaxFileSize Property Range in CMDDIALOG.VBX Can Be 1 to 2048    1

Q 96151 Maximum Length of Name Property Depends on Events Supported     1 Q 96450 Set DrawMode to 2 Or 3 to Update Changes to Graph at Run Time   1 Q 97141 How to Right Justify Standard Numbers in a Masked Edit Field    2 Q 97588 FIX: Mouse Misbehaves After Changing Graph Visible Property     2 Q 98769 Playing an .AVI File with the MCITEST Example                   1

Q 99873 BUG: MaskedEdit MaxLength Reset to 64 When Mask=""              2 Q 100193 BUG: 3D Button Loses 256-Color Palette When Load 2nd Bitmap    2 Q 100194 PRB: Some ATI Video Drivers Hang When Using MSOUTLIN.VBX       1 Q 100195 BUG: Grid Control Repaints When Another Form Is Made Active    2 Q 100327 BUG: Unload in 3D GroupPush Button Causes GP Fault             2

Q 100368 How to Get Help w/ Crystal Reports -- International and U.S.   1 Q 100612 BUG: Font3D Property Set Incorrectly in THREED.VBX Controls    2 Q 101257 BUG: Incorrect Behavior in MaskedEdit BorderStyle Property     1 Q 101944 UPD: New MSCOMM control available                              2 Q 102606 FIX: Repaint Prob Adding Graphical Control as Child of Graph   1

Q 103437 How to Fill (Populate) a Grid with Database Data -- 4 Methods  5 Q 103438 BUG: Out of Memory w/ MSOLE2.VBX When SHARE.EXE Not Loaded     1 Q 103647 Error Listing for MCI.VBX Control                              2 Q 104624 How to Include Return Receipt Functionality w/ MAPI Control    1 Q 106682 PRB: Default Extension Ignores File Type in VB Common Dialog   3

Q 107769 PRB: Out of Memory Error Using VB Outline Control              2 Q 107850 VB CDK Cannot Access the Properties of the VB System Objects   1 Q 107873 VB ver 3.0 CDK TN002.TXT: Custom Control Version Management    2 Q 108658 FIX: GPF with Long Formulas in Crystal Reports Custom Control  2 Q 108659 BUG: First Item Can Disappear in Outline Control Style 0 or 2  2

Q 108811 How to Display Multiple Foreground Text Colors in VB List Box  2 Q 110185 PRB: Common Dialog Open: Err=20476 Buffer lpstrFile Too Small  2 Q 110721 VB Crystal Reports Files to Distribute with Your .EXE Program  2 Q 110989 BUG: Out of Memory Error When Adding 35-50 Pen Controls        3 Q 112043 How to Use SizeMode Property of OLE Control to Size Display    2

Q 112044 How to View Microsoft Word Toolbars Using OLE Control          1 Q 112196 How to Print an Embedded Word Document in Visual Basic         2 Q 112418 PRB: Serial Port Driver for WFW 3.11 Sends Extra Byte          2 Q 112440 How to Save an Embedded Word Document in Visual Basic          2 Q 112650 How to Create a Gantt Chart in VB Using a Graph Custom Control 2

Q 112861 How to Size the Rows and Columns of a Grid to Fit Exactly      3 Q 113033 How to Send a Mail Message Using Visual Basic MAPI Controls    2 Q 113326 PRB: Can't Load Custom Control SPIN.VBX                        1 Q 113681 BUG: Mouse Input Ignored When Display Modal Form in Spin Event 2 Q 113997 How to Clear the Legend Information from a Graph Control       2

Q 116451 PRB: MCI Eject Button Fails to Close Caddyless CD-ROM Drive    3 Q 117263 How to Clear the Text of MaskedEdit Control w/o Clearing Mask  1 Q 118939 How to Add Highlight Ability to Visual Basic's Outline Control 4 Q 121097 How to Set Up Desktop Computer for Developing Pen Applications 4 Q 121681 BUG: GP Fault When KEYSTAT.VBX Used in Two or More Apps        1

Q 123840 How to Select a Specific Bar on a 2D Graph with the Mouse      2 Q 124237 PRB: Can't Receive Data When Using MSCOMM.VBX Control          1 Q 126219 PRB: VBFireEvent Fails When MsgBox Displaying or DDE Occurring 1 Q 126221 BUG: (CDK) Cannot Use an Underscore in a Custom Event Name     2 Q 126676 How to Use the MaskedEdit Control for Currency Format          2

Q 126990 Mode Property of MCIWNDX.VBX Returns Localized Strings         2 Q 127069 FIX: GP Faults from Using IIF with Temporary Strings           2 Q 129894 PRB: Can't Get Tabstrip Control to Support Hot-Key Activation  2 Q 131819 How to Display Text on a Playing .AVI File                     2 Q 137035 PRB: Font Dialog Box Lists Fonts Not Supported by Printer      2

Q 137623 PRB: Align Property Setting Causes Toolbar to Fill the Form    2 Q 137730 PRB: Cannot Pass Parameters as Float ByVal to VB 4.0 Events    1

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Keywords         : kbref Version          : 3.00 Platform         : WINDOWS Issue type       : Last Reviewed: May 24, 1999