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How-to articles - Visual Basic .NET 2003

• How to automate Word from Visual Basic .NET to create a new document
  Provides a step-by-step how to create a new document in Word by using Automation from Visual Basic .NET.
• How to set a hook in Visual Basic .NET
  You can use hooks to monitor certain types of events. This article describes how to set a hook that is specific to a thread and to a hook procedure by using the mouse hook as an example.
• How to troubleshoot Visual Studio.NET installation
  Describes how to troubleshoot the issues of the Visual Studio.NET installation.

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• You receive an "Unable to get the window handle" exception when you display a child form that contains ActiveX user controls
  Explains that you receive an "Unable to get the window handle" exception when you display a child form that contains ActiveX user controls. Provide a solution to work around this problem.
• Buffer overrun in JPEG processing (GDI+) could allow code execution in Visual Basic, Visual C#, Visual C++, Visual J# .NET, and the .NET Framework
  Resolves a buffer overrun in Visual Basic, Visual C#, Visual C++, Visual J# .NET, and the .NET Framework.
• FIX: You may receive an application error in Vbc.exe or Csc.exe when you run a .NET Framework application
  When you run an application that uses the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1, and the application was created by using Microsoft Visual Basic .NET, you may receive an error message that is similar to the following: You may also receive this application error...

Troubleshooting - Visual Basic .NET 2003

• Items in the ComboBox control are not selected while you type the first characters
  Explains that items in the ComboBox control are not selected while you type the first characters. Provides a solution to work around this behavior.
• BUG: "Old format or invalid type library" error when automating Excel
  Describes an Error: 0x80028018 (-2147647512) that may occur when you automate Excel by using Visual Studio .NET and you call a method that requires an LCID. This error occurs when the regional settings do not match the language version of Office.
• BUG: "Object variable or With block variable not set" error message when you access a public object variable
  Explains that when you set a public object variable of a COM component, you may receive an error message. This problem occurs if the component contains a public object variable and you use late binding to reference this component.