Microsoft KB Archive/238725

= PRB: ShowColor Method Might Not Work on Palm-Size Devices =

Article ID: 238725

Article Last Modified on 8/19/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows CE Toolkit for Visual Basic 6.0
 * Microsoft Office Keyboard

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This article was previously published under Q238725



SYMPTOMS
If you use the ShowColor method of the Common Dialog control on some Palm-size PC devices, you receive the following error:

Application Error

An error was encountered while running this program: Object doesn't support this action.



STATUS
This behavior is by design. Not all manufacturers have implemented this option on their devices.



Steps to Reproduce Behavior
 Create a new Windows CE Palm-size PC project in either Visual Basic or eMbedded Visual Basic. Form1 is created by default. Add a Command button and a Microsoft CE Common Dialog control to the form.  Paste the following code into Form1: Option Explicit

Private Sub Command1_Click CommonDialog1.ShowColor End Sub  Run the project, targeting the Windows CE device. Click the Command button.

The following error message appears:

Application Error

An error was encountered while running this program: Object doesn't support this action.

Additional query words: vbce wce vbce6 eVB PsPC

Keywords: kbtoolkit kbprb KB238725

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