FIX: IDE Memory Leak on Form Run/Stop in Visual Basic 6 (260103)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 6.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows 6.0
This article was previously published under Q260103

SYMPTOMS

When you are programming in Visual Basic 6.0 and you use the following code, the code leaks 8 KB per button click as observed from the Windows NT Task Manager. 
Private Sub Command1_Click()
         For i = 1 To 5
            Load Winsock1(1)
            Unload Winsock1(1)
            DoEvents 'does not cause problem but helps
                     'to allow idle time so you can stop application.
         Next i    
End Sub

CAUSE

There is a memory leak in the code and related system files.

RESOLUTION

Install the latest service pack for Visual Studio 6.0.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in the latest service pack for Visual Studio 6.0.

For additional information about Visual Studio service packs, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

194295 HOWTO: Tell That a Visual Studio Service Pack Is Installed

To download the latest Visual Studio service pack, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/downloads/updates/

MORE INFORMATION

NOTE: The integrated development environment (IDE) contains a memory leak on Form Run/Stop. This was a previous Winsock control (Service Pack 2) memory leak on load/unload.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:12/12/2005
Keywords:kbBug kbFAQ kbfix kbVS600sp4fix kbVS600sp5fix KB260103
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