BUG: CtlPlus Sample Fails to Load (191551)

SYMPTOMS

When trying to load the Visual Basic CtlPlus sample that ships with Visual Basic 6.0 you receive the following error:

<Path to CtlPlus.vbg>\CtlPlus.ocx could not be loaded- Continue Loading Project?

CAUSE

The Ctlplus.vbp and the Testctlp.vbp project files reference the built version of the Ctlplus.ocx file. However, the sample does not come with a built copy of the Ctlplus.ocx file.

RESOLUTION

Make the following changes to the Ctlplus.vpb and Testctlp.vbp files. Note that the Read Only attribute must be cleared on these files first.

Open the Ctlplus.vbp file in a text editor like Notepad.
Remove the "CompatibleEXE32=CtlPlus.OCX" line from the .vbp file.
Save and close the file.
Open the Testctlp.vpb file in a text editor like Notepad.

Modify the Object reference line to be the following:

      Object=*\ACtlPlus.vbp

instead of

      Object={782B8EDB-9338-11D1-B06B-00DD01144174}#1.0#0; CtlPlus.ocx

Save and close the file. It now opens without giving an error.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

All Visual Basic 6.0 samples are on the Visual Studio Microsoft Developer Network CD under the Samples\VB98 directory.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Copy the Ctlplus folder from the Samples\VB98 folder on the Visual Studio 6.0 CD to your local drive.
Try to open the Ctlplus.vbg file. You receive the preceding error.

After you make the changes discussed in the RESOLUTION section of this article you should be able to open and run the sample.