Article ID: 823473 - Last Review: October 25, 2005 - Revision: 4.4

Visual Basic .NET application that uses a ReDim statement may quit unexpectedly

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SYMPTOMS

When you use a ReDim statement on an array in a Microsoft Visual Basic .NET application, your application may quit unexpectedly.
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CAUSE

This behavior is caused by a garbage collection bug in the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1.
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RESOLUTION

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1. For more information about the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
885055  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885055/ ) How to obtain Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1
318785  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318785/ ) Determine whether service packs are installed on the .NET Framework
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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
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