OL2000: Error When You Add Many Characters to Control ToolTip (284086)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 2002
This article was previously published under Q284086

SYMPTOMS

You add more than 255 characters to the ToolTip text of a control on the Control toolbox, and Outlook subsequently stops responding (crashes). This happens if you use the Control toolbox in Outlook Visual Basic for Applications, but does not occur if you use the Control toolbox when you are designing an Outlook custom form.

WORKAROUND

Do not enter more than 255 characters as ToolTip text.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

This problem did not occur in Microsoft Outlook 2000.

Steps to Reproduce the Problem

  1. Open the Outloook Visual Basic Editor.
  2. On the Insert menu, click UserForm.
  3. On the View menu, click Toolbox.
  4. Right-click the CommandButton control, and then click Customize CommandButton.
  5. In the Tool Tip Text field, enter more than 255 characters, and then click OK.
  6. Right-click the same control.

REFERENCES

For additional information about available resources and answersto commonly asked questions about Microsoft Outlook solutions, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

287530 OL2002: Questions About Custom Forms and Outlook Solutions

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:2/26/2004
Keywords:kbDSWNET2003Swept kbbug kbnofix KB284086
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