Visio2000: "Visio Internal Error: #-1" Error Message When You Try to Resize a Wall Shape, and Resizing Action Is Not Carried Out (264445)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visio 2000 Technical Edition

This article was previously published under Q264445

SYMPTOMS

In Visio 2000 Technical Edition, when you try to resize a wall shape, you may receive the following error message two times:
Visio Internal error: #-1
Action 1188 Size object
First try closing and reopening the file. Next try restarting Visio.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain Microsoft Visio 2000 Service Release 1 (SR-1).

To obtain SR-1, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

263721 Visio: How to Obtain Microsoft Visio 2000 Service Release 1 (SR-1)

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.  This problem was corrected in Microsoft Visio 2000 SR-1.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

  1. Start Visio 2000 Technical Edition.
  2. Open any drawing.
  3. Place two wall shapes that intersect each other on the page.
  4. Try to resize the horizontal wall by aligning it with the vertical one.

    Note that you receive the error message mentioned in the "Symptoms" section two times, and that the action is not carried out.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/4/2002
Keywords:kberrmsg KB264445