Microsoft KB Archive/140640

= BUG: GP Fault Opening a File w/ Visual Basic 3.0 & Windows NT =

Article ID: 140640

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51

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This article was previously published under Q140640





SYMPTOMS
Windows NT may return a general protection (GP) fault in Vb.exe at various memory addresses when you use the "Open For Append" command in Visual Basic version 3.0.



RESOLUTION
Close the text file prior to running the Visual Basic program or upgrade to Visual Basic 4.0.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5, and 3.51. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.



Steps to Reproduce Problem

 * 1) Set up an application in Visual Basic 3.0 that opens a text file for append.
 * 2) Open the text file in an application such as Notepad.
 * 3) Run the Visual Basic application created in step 1.

Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords: kbnetwork KB140640

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