Microsoft KB Archive/257635

= FIX: DataGrid Loses Focus After You Cancel AddNew =

Article ID: 257635

Article Last Modified on 8/7/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects 2.5

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This article was previously published under Q257635



SYMPTOMS
After canceling adding a new record twice, if you click the last record the focus is set to the second to last record. Also, if you then try to edit the column value, the change is written to the last record. This occurs when there is a need to scroll the grid to see data.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in the latest service pack for Visual Studio 6.0.

For additional information about Visual Studio service packs, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

194295 HOWTO: Tell That a Visual Studio Service Pack Is Installed

To download the latest Visual Studio service pack, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/Aa718353.aspx



Steps to Reproduce Behavior

 * 1) Create a new form.
 * 2) Place a Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) Data Control on the form. Make sure that the source has several records, enough to require you to scroll.
 * 3) Place a Microsoft DataGrid Control on your form, and then bind the DataGrid control to the ADO Data Control.
 * 4) Set the DataGrid's AllowAddNew property to TRUE.
 * 5) Run the project, scroll down the grid to the bottom, and then add a new record.
 * 6) Enter a value into one of the columns.
 * 7) Press ESC twice to:


 * 1) * Clear the field.

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 * 1) * Cancel the AddNew.
 * 2) The focus is on the last record as expected.
 * 3) Repeat the AddNew and Cancel.
 * 4) The focus is still on the last record as expected.
 * 5) Click a field in the last record. You will see that the field of the second to the last record is highlighted.
 * 6) If you modify the field value, the value is written to the last record.

Additional query words: sp4

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbvs600sp4fix kbvs600sp5fix KB257635

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