BUG: Find Next Crashes After Closing a Maximized Code Window (198605)


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
This article was previously published under Q198605

SYMPTOMS

Closing a maximized code window after performing a Find and Find Next subsequently on the code window causes Visual Basic to crash.

The possible error messages are:
An application error has occurred.
VB6.exe
Exception: Access Violation (0x00000005) Address: 0x0fb16e90

-or-

An application error has occurred.
VB5.exe
Exception: Access Violation (0x00000005) Address: 0x0fb16e90

-or-

This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.

-or-

Edit: VB6.EXE Application Error
The instruction at "0x0fa76bb1" referenced memory at "0x00000058". The
memory could not be "read".

-or-

Edit: VB5.EXE Application Error
The instruction at "0x0fa76bb1" referenced memory at "0x00000058". The
memory could not be "read".

RESOLUTION

This problem does not occur if the code window is not maximized.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Create a Standard EXE project in Visual Basic. Form1 is created by default.
  2. Paste the following code in Form1: 
          Private Sub Form_Load()
         Dim x As Integer
         x = 3
      End Sub
  3. Maximize the code window.
  4. From the Edit menu, select Find.
  5. Enter 'x' in the Find What text box of the Find dialog box.
  6. Click the Find Next command button.
  7. Close the code window by clicking on the 'X' button in the upper right hand corner of the code window, not for Visual Basic IDE.
  8. Click the Find Next button.
Visual Basic fails with one of the error messages listed in the SYMPTOMS section.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/13/2003
Keywords:kbBug kbide kbnofix KB198605
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