BUG: Help Button on Toolbar Customize Dialog Box Does Nothing (150223)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows 6.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 6.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows 6.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Standard Edition, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition, 16-bit, for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 16-bit, for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0
This article was previously published under Q150223

SYMPTOMS

The Customize dialog box of the Toolbar contains a Help button, but there is no way to invoke Help from this button. This behavior occurs because there is no HelpContextID property for the Toolbar to access the Help topic.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be an issue in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. Microsoft is researching this issue and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

  1. Start a new project in Visual Basic. Form1 is created by default.
  2. Place a Toolbar control on Form1. Change the BorderStyle to:

    1 - Fixed Single.

  3. Run the project by pressing the F5 key. Double-click inside the Toolbar and notice that the Customize Toolbar dialog box appears. Press the Help button inside this dialog box and note that nothing happens.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/15/2004
Keywords:kbbug KB150223
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