BUG: Gauge Custom Control: Valid NeedleWidth Range 1 to 32767 (81187)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 2.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 3.0
  • Microsoft Professional Toolkit for Microsoft Visual Basic programming system for Windows
This article was previously published under Q81187

SYMPTOMS

When you add the Gauge custom control control to a form, the NeedleWidth property incorrectly displays a value of 0 in the Settings box on the Properties bar. After running the Visual Basic application, the Settings box will display the correct default value of 1, unless the property was modified during run time.

RESOLUTION

The valid range for the NeedleWidth property of the Gauge custom control is 1 to 32,767. Attempting to set the NeedleWidth property to a value outside this range resets the value to 1.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Gauge custom control provided with the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

  1. Start Visual Basic or from the File menu, choose New Project (ALT, F, N) if Visual Basic is already running. Form1 is created by default.
  2. Add the GAUGE.VBX file to your project by choosing Add File (CTRL+F12) from the File menu and selecting GAUGE.VBX from the appropriate directory.
  3. Add the Gauge control to Form1.
  4. Select the NeedleWidth property from the Properties list box to display the default NeedleWidth value. Note that the value is set to 0, which is outside the valid range of this property.
  5. From the Run menu, choose Start (ALT, R, S) to run the program.
  6. Double-click the form's Control box to end the application.
  7. Again, select the NeedleWidth property from the Properties list box to display the default NeedleWidth Value. Note that the value is now set to 1.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/18/2003
Keywords:kbbug KB81187
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