Microsoft KB Archive/843553

= FIX: Adding a member variable in a Dialog class may take a long time in Visual Studio .NET 2002 =

Article ID: 843553

Article Last Modified on 10/7/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Enterprise Architect
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Enterprise Developer
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Academic Edition

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SYMPTOMS
To add a member variable in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002, you click Add Variable in a Dialog class. When the Add Member Variable Wizard is displayed, it may take a long time before you can continue to define the variable. Additionally, the computer may appear to stop responding when this problem occurs.

Note This problem is more likely to occur when the Dialog class resource contains many member variables.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Visual Studio .NET 2002 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, 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.

Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version      Size       File name --  24-Jun-2004  03:30  13.0.9786.0  1,900,544  Feacp.dll 24-Jun-2004 03:28  7.0.9786.0   1,740,800  Vcpkg.dll



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, you can try to reduce the number of member variables in your Dialog class. Additionally, you can try to encapsulate the member variables into a structure.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Additional query words: VS2002 VSUQFE 2793

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbprogramming kbprb kbdesign kbvs2002sp1sweep KB843553

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