Microsoft KB Archive/243472

= Oleaut32.dll Can Cause Incorrect Results in OLE Objects =

Article ID: 243472

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Learning Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Enterprise Edition

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This article was previously published under Q243472



SYMPTOMS
When you pass SafeArray data from Microsoft Visual Basic to an OLE server, some data operations may not succeed or may return unexpected results.



CAUSE
Build 2.40.4275 of the Oleaut32.dll file incorrectly marks modified SafeArray data as unchanged. This causes certain data types to return unexpected results when the data is passed to an OLE server for modification.



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English-language version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:   Date      Time        Size      File name      Platform 06/08/99  07:44a     143,632   Asycfilt.dll   x86 08/31/99  04:55p     598,288   Oleaut32.dll   x86 06/08/99  07:44a     160,016   Olepro32.dll   x86 06/08/99  07:44a      17,920   Stdole2.tlb    x86 06/08/99  07:44a     319,488   Asycfilt.dll   Alpha 08/31/99  04:55p   1,233,168   Oleaut32.dll   Alpha 06/08/99  07:44a     364,544   Olepro32.dll   Alpha 06/08/99  07:44a      17,920   Stdole2.tlb    Alpha 08/31/99  04:55p     147,728   asynfilt.dll   Win9X 08/31/99  04:55p     598,288   oleaut32.dll   Win9X 08/31/99  04:55p     164,112   olepro32.dll   Win9X 08/31/99  04:55p      17,920   stdole2.tlb    Win9X



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

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kb32bitonly kbbug kbfix kbprogramming kbqfe KB243472

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