BUG: GP Fault Opening a File w/ Visual Basic 3.0 & Windows NT (140640)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
This article was previously published under Q140640

SYMPTOMS

Windows NT may return a general protection (GP) fault in Vb.exe at various memory addresses when you use the "Open <file> For Append" command in Visual Basic version 3.0.

RESOLUTION

Close the text file prior to running the Visual Basic program or upgrade to Visual Basic 4.0.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5, and 3.51. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

  1. Set up an application in Visual Basic 3.0 that opens a text file for append.
  2. Open the text file in an application such as Notepad.
  3. Run the Visual Basic application created in step 1.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/16/2003
Keywords:kbnetwork KB140640
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