BUG: Application Error Closing Form with Graphics in RichTextBox (264421)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 5.0, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 6.0, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows 5.0, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows 6.0, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
This article was previously published under Q264421

SYMPTOMS

An Application Error occurs when a Form is closed after multiple graphics have been added to the same line of a RichTextBox control.

This problem does not occur on Microsoft Windows 2000.

RESOLUTION

There are two ways to avoid this problem:
  1. Because the problem does not occur if the graphics display on different lines within the control, one solution is to keep each graphic on a separate line.
  2. If the graphics are cleared from the RichTextBox control prior to closing the Form, the problem does not occur. Call the Clear method of the RichTextBox just prior to unloading the form.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Change the following code to point to graphics on your system, otherwise the indicated bitmaps cannot be found:
  1. Create a new Standard EXE project in Visual Basic. Form1 is created by default.
  2. From the Project menu, click to select Components, select "Microsoft Rich Textbox Control 6.0," and then click OK.
  3. Add a RichTextBox control to Form1.
  4. Paste the following code into the code window of Form1:
    Private Sub Form_Activate()<BR/>
    ' Choose path and file names for your system
    RichTextBox1.Width = 10000
    RichTextBox1.OLEObjects.Add , , "c:\balloon.bmp"
    RichTextBox1.SelStart = 1
    RichTextBox1.OLEObjects.Add , , "c:\pinstripe.bmp"
    RichTextBox1.SelStart = 2
End Sub

Private Sub Form_Unload(Cancel As Integer)
    ' Uncomment the following line to workaround this problem
    'RichTextBox1.OLEObjects.Clear
End Sub
  5. Save the project and press the F5 key to run the program.
  6. Close Form1, and note that the Application Error occurs.
  7. Restart Visual Basic, select the Recent tab, then select the project you just saved, and click Open.
  8. Uncomment the indicated line in the Form_Unload event.
  9. Save and run the project, and note that this time when you close Form1, no errors occur.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/27/2004
Keywords:kbBug kbCtrl kbpending KB264421
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