FIX: RichTextBox Cleared When BorderStyle Changes at Run- Time (171475)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows 5.0
This article was previously published under Q171475

SYMPTOMS

In Visual Basic 5.0, when the Borderstyle of a RichTextBox control is changed at run-time, the text of the RichTextBox is cleared.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug has been fixed in Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2.

For more information on the Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

170365 INFO: Visual Studio 97 Service Packs - What, Where, and Why

For a list of the Visual Basic 5.0 bugs that were fixed in the Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

171554 INFO: Visual Basic 5.0 Fixes in Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Start a new "Standard EXE" project.
  2. On the Project menu, click Components. Check "Microsoft RichTextBox Control 5.0."
  3. Add a RichTextBox control and a CommandButton to Form1.
  4. Add the following code to the Click event of Command1: 
          If RichTextBox1.BorderStyle = 0 Then
         RichTextBox1.BorderStyle = 1
      Else
         RichTextBox1.BorderStyle = 0
      End If
  5. Press the F5 key to run the project.
  6. Type any text in the RichTextBox control and then click Command1. Note that the text of the RichTextBox is cleared.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/18/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbfix kbvbp500sp2fix kbVS97sp2fix KB171475
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