INFO: VB 6.0 Readme Part 11: Miscellaneous Issues

The information below includes the documentation and workarounds for Visual Basic 6.0. This information can also be found in the README.htm file that ships with Visual Basic 6.0 on the Visual Basic 6.0 CD-ROM. Please see the REFERENCES section of this article for a list of the Microsoft Knowledge Base articles relating to the Visual Basic 6.0 readme.

Following is a list of all parts of the readme file:

Part 1. Important Issues - Please Read First!
Part 2. Data Access Issues and DataBinding Tips
Part 3. Control Issues
Part 4. Language Issues
Part 5. Samples Issues
Part 6. Wizard Issues
Part 7. Error Message Issues
Part 8. WebClass Designer Issues
Part 9. DHTML Page Designer Issues
Part 10. Extensibility issues
Part 11. Miscellaneous Issues
Part 12. Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS) Issues
Part 13. Dictionary Object
Part 14. Visual Component Manager
Part 15. Application Performance Manager

Returning an Error Value from a DLL

To return an error value from a dynamic link library (DLL) procedure, the C language prototype must be coded so that the return value is an HRESULT. Refer to the Microsoft Press OLE 2 Programmer's Reference, Volume 2 for more information on how to do this.

Data Access Guide: DataFormats Tutorial Has Wrong File Extension

The topic named "Format Objects Tutorial" contains a wrong reference to a file with the extension .mdl. The actual file extension is .udl. For more information, search online, with Search titles only selected, for "Format Objects Tutorial" in the MSDN Library Visual Studio 6.0 documentation. The file in question is listed as "Northwind.mdl," but should be "Northwind.udl."

External Editor Field Added to Options Dialog Box

The Advanced tab of the Options dialog box has a new text box called External HTML Editor. This option allows you to select the HTML editing program that appears when you select Launch Editor from either the DHTML Page Designer or the Webclass Designer. You must enter the drive, path, and executable name of the program you want to use. You can choose an HTML editing program, a word processing program, or the text editor you prefer to use.

CodeBase Fixup Utility in Internet Component Download

The "Downloading ActiveX Components" section of the Building Internet Applications book makes reference to a utility called the CodeBase Fixup Utility that can be used to manually set codebase information in an ActiveX document. This information is incorrect. The utility is not shipped in the \Tools directory with Visual Basic, and you do not need to perform this process manually for Internet Explorer 4.0 because the Package and Deployment wizard automatically inserts the appropriate codebase information for these and other applicable projects.

Text in Project Properties/Open Dialogs Truncated

in Japanese, Chinese, and Korean Versions of Windows

When you run Visual Basic in the Japanese, Chinese, or Korean version of Windows, you may notice that text in the Project Properties or Open dialogs is truncated. If this occurs, shut down Windows, restart it, then restart Visual Basic and the problem will be fixed.

Avoid Using Repository Add-In with ActiveX Designers

You should avoid using the Repository add-in with projects that contain ActiveX designers.

For a complete list of available designers, on the Project menu in Visual Basic, click Components, and then click the Designers tab in the Components dialog box.

For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: