BUG: Custom Mouse Pointer Changes Back to Default (201588)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows 6.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 6.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows 6.0
This article was previously published under Q201588

SYMPTOMS

When a custom mouse pointer is placed over a control's borders on a Visual Basic form, the pointer may change back to the default.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

The following example uses a TextBox control, but this problem occurs with other controls as well. This example also uses a cursor file from the default install location for the Graphics option. These can be found in the \Common\Graphics\Cursors folder on the Visual Basic 6.0 CD. Make sure that the path is correct for a cursor file that is available to your system.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. In Visual Basic 6.0, create a new Standard EXE project. Form1 is created by default.
  2. Place a TextBox control on Form1.
  3. Double-click the form to open the code window for Form1.
  4. Place the following code in the Form_Load event of Form1.
    Me.MousePointer = vbCustom
Set Me.MouseIcon = LoadPicture("C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\Graphics\Cursors\NS_04.CUR")
  5. Run the program.
  6. Move the mouse to hover over the border of the TextBox. The custom cursor changes back to the default.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/13/2003
Keywords:kbBug kbCodeSnippet kbpending KB201588
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