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FIX: Access Violation When COM+ Object Passes a Struct That Is Defined as an [out] Parameter

Article ID: 290425 - View products that this article applies to.

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SYMPTOMS

Suppose that a COM+ library application hosts a Component Object Model (COM) component that implements an interface (for example, ITest) with a method that has struct parameter of type [out]. If another COM+ application, which also hosts a COM component, obtains ITest through the CoCreateInstance function and passes a struct parameter to call the method, you receive an exception c0000005 (Access Violation) in the Oleaut32.dll file.

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CAUSE

This problem occurs because of a problem in OLE automation module.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260910/EN-US/ )

How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 2.

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Properties

Article ID: 290425 - Last Review: May 8, 2002 - Revision: 1.0

APPLIES TO

Microsoft COM+ 1.0

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This article was written about products for which Microsoft no longer offers support. Therefore, this article is offered "as is" and will no longer be updated.

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