FIX: VB5 IDE Causes Exception Violation During Unload of Form

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SYMPTOMS

During unloading of a form, the following error occurs:

"VB5.EXE Exception: Access Violation (0x00000005), Address: 0x005805DB"

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CAUSE

The problem is caused when an MFC-based control is within a Container Control and that MFC control's Visible property is set to False.

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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug has been fixed in Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2.

For more information on the Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

170365 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/170365/EN-US/ ) : INFO: Visual Studio 97 Service Packs - What, Where, and Why

For a list of the Visual Basic 5.0 bugs that were fixed in the Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

171554 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/171554/EN-US/ ) : INFO: Visual Basic 5.0 Fixes in Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Control Creation Edition
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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