FIX: BackColor of MaskEdBox Control Changes When Enabled=False (174321)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows 5.0, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 5.0, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows 5.0, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
This article was previously published under Q174321

SYMPTOMS

When you set the Enabled property of the Masked EditBox control to False, the Backcolor of the control changes and cannot be changed to another color.

CAUSE

When you set the Enabled property of the Masked EditBox control to False, the Backcolor of the control changes to the Windows Control Panel setting for "3D Objects." This problem occurs under the following circumstances:

  • You are using Visual Basic version 4.0. - or -

  • You are using Visual Basic version 5.0 on Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, place the Masked Edit control inside a PictureBox control. Then, to disable the Masked Edit control, set the Enabled property of the PictureBox to False.

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 Basic 6.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Start a new project. Form1 is created by default.
  2. Add a reference to the "Microsoft Masked Edit Control" (MSMASK32.OCX).
  3. Add a MaskEdBox, TextBox and CommandButton to Form1.
  4. Add the following code to the Click event of Command1:
          Text1.Enabled = False
      MaskEdBox1.Enabled = False
  5. Press the F5 key to run the project. Click Command1.

    RESULTS: The BackColor of the MaskEdBox changes to the "3D Objects" color setting while the BackColor of the TextBox remains unchanged.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:2/24/2004
Keywords:kbBug kbCtrl kbfix kbVBp600fix KB174321
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