PRB: Design, Source, and Quick View Tabs Are Unavailable (195184)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0
  • Microsoft Visual J++ 6.0
This article was previously published under Q195184

SYMPTOMS

When you edit Active Server Pages (ASP) or an HTML page in Visual InterDev 6.0 or later, the following tabs are unavailable:
  • Design
  • Source
  • Quick View
In addition to the missing tabs, you may notice that all of the options on the toolbars are grayed-out. Server-side code may be highlighted in yellow.

CAUSE

There are two reasons for this behavior:
  1. The default editor for the page is set to open in some other registered editor.
  2. The TriEdit.dll is not correctly registered.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, install Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3.

Another option is to use the following steps to set the default back to the HTML editor that ships with Visual InterDev 6.0:
  1. Right-click the HTML or ASP file.
  2. Select Open With from the shortcut menu.
  3. Click on the HTML Editor and select Set Default.
To re-register the TriEdit.dll, run the following command: 
   Regsvr32 <Path>\TRIEDIT.DLL
Where <path> is the fully qualified path to the TriEdit.dll

By default, the TriEdit.dll is located in the following location: 
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Triedit\TriEdit.dll
NOTE: If problems persist after performing the above steps, see Q-article Q270656 in References section.

MORE INFORMATION

In general, Visual InterDev 6.0 is not compatible with the Internet Explorer 5.0 Beta. Internet Explorer 5.0 Beta is not supported with Visual InterDev due to these and other problems. It is recommended that it not be installed on any workstation that is used for production development using Visual InterDev 6.0. Once installed, the beta is very difficult to remove completely, often times resulting in a complete reformat of the hard disk and reinstallation of the operating system for Visual InterDev 6.0 to work.

A specific upgrade of Visual InterDev is planned to fully support and take advantage of the added functionality of Internet Explorer 5.0.

REFERENCES

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

196388 INFO: Visual InterDev in General Not Compatible with IE5 Beta

270656 PRB: Missing View Tabs, Erratic Code Editing, or Unavailable Controls in Visual InterDev

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:3/16/2005
Keywords:kbide kbprb KB195184 kbAudDeveloper
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