Visual Studio .NET 2002 may unexpectedly quit when you try to load or to save a text-based file (843411)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual C++ .NET (2002)

SYMPTOMS

When you try to load or save a text-based file in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002, Visual Studio may quit. You may experience this symptom when a text-based file that contains a suitably crafted string causes heap corruption to occur.

Note No take advantage for this problem is known currently.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because Visual Studio .NET 2002 calls certain internal functions that are incorrectly implemented. This problem may affects text-based files that contain Unicode characters.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Visual Studio .NET 2002. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

837234 List of bugs that are fixed in Visual Studio .NET 2002 Service Pack 1

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This bug was corrected in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Service Pack 1.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	1/6/2006
Keywords:	kbIDEProject kbide kbUnicode kbbug KB843411 kbAudDeveloper