FIX: Your application may crash when you call the COleUILinkInfo::GetNextLink method in Visual Studio .NET (884031)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2002), Academic Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2002), Enterprise Architect Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2002), Enterprise Architect Edition SP1
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2002), Enterprise Developer Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2002), Enterprise Developer Edition SP1
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2002), Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2002), Professional Edition SP1
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2003), Academic Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2003), Enterprise Architect Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2003), Enterprise Developer Edition

SYMPTOMS

The code in the COleUILinkInfo::GetNextLink method, also known as vc7\atlmfc\src\mfc\oledlgs1.cpp, does not look for NULL values that are returned from calls that are made to the COleDocument::GetNextClientItem function. The COleUILinkInfo::GetNextLink method may not respond, and your application may crash. This problem occurs in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003.

RESOLUTION

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   17-Jul-2003  23:22                     56,223  Afx.h
   14-Aug-2004  05:19                     14,546  Atl.lib
   14-Aug-2004  05:19  7.10.4227.0       106,496  Atl71.dll        
   14-Aug-2004  05:19  7.10.4227.0        89,088  Atl71.dll.1
   14-Aug-2004  05:19  7.10.4227.0        89,088  Atl71.dll.6
   14-Aug-2004  05:19                  2,052,096  Atl71.pdb.1
   18-Nov-2003  04:55                     17,677  Atlcomtime.inl
   22-Jan-2004  18:05                     13,014  Atlevent.h
   04-May-2004  19:11                     76,374  Atlhost.h
   14-Aug-2004  05:18                  1,199,632  Atls.lib
   14-Aug-2004  05:18                  1,240,238  Atlsd.lib
   29-Aug-2003  23:16                     10,647  Atltime.h
   29-Aug-2003  23:18                     14,773  Atltime.inl
   14-Aug-2004  06:24                    319,746  Eafxis.lib
   14-Aug-2004  06:24                    310,128  Eafxisd.lib
   11-Sep-2003  21:30                      9,121  Filest.cpp
   14-Aug-2004  06:28  7.10.4227.0     2,183,168  Mfc70d.dll       
   14-Aug-2004  07:27  7.10.4227.0     1,060,864  Mfc71.dll        
   14-Aug-2004  06:30                  2,580,010  Mfc71.lib
   14-Aug-2004  06:41  7.10.4227.0        40,960  Mfc71chs.dll     
   14-Aug-2004  06:41  7.10.4227.0        45,056  Mfc71cht.dll     
   14-Aug-2004  06:29                  3,361,062  Mfc71d.lib
   14-Aug-2004  06:41  7.10.4227.0        65,536  Mfc71deu.dll     
   14-Aug-2004  06:41  7.10.4227.0        57,344  Mfc71enu.dll     
   14-Aug-2004  06:41  7.10.4227.0        61,440  Mfc71esp.dll     
   14-Aug-2004  06:41  7.10.4227.0        61,440  Mfc71fra.dll     
   14-Aug-2004  06:41  7.10.4227.0        61,440  Mfc71ita.dll     
   14-Aug-2004  06:41  7.10.4227.0        49,152  Mfc71jpn.dll     
   14-Aug-2004  06:41  7.10.4227.0        49,152  Mfc71kor.dll     
   14-Aug-2004  07:18  7.10.4227.0     1,048,576  Mfc71u.dll       
   14-Aug-2004  06:35                  3,348,140  Mfc71u.lib
   14-Aug-2004  06:31  7.10.4227.0     2,178,048  Mfc71ud.dll      
   14-Aug-2004  06:32                  4,287,960  Mfc71ud.lib
   14-Aug-2004  06:52                    555,888  Mfcs71.lib
   14-Aug-2004  06:29                    582,136  Mfcs71d.lib
   14-Aug-2004  06:53                    490,054  Mfcs71u.lib
   14-Aug-2004  06:32                    507,600  Mfcs71ud.lib
   14-Aug-2004  06:24                 16,912,686  Nafxcw.lib
   14-Aug-2004  06:24                 17,041,518  Nafxcwd.lib
   14-Aug-2004  06:24                    129,138  Nafxis.lib
   14-Aug-2004  06:24                    132,454  Nafxisd.lib
   17-Jul-2003  23:19                      6,073  Objcore.cpp
   18-Jul-2003  00:21                     24,323  Occcont.cpp
   16-Jul-2004  22:34                     20,901  Occdlg.cpp
   05-Aug-2004  23:07                     39,089  Oledlgs1.cpp
   20-Jan-2004  19:31                     16,801  Olefact.cpp
   25-Mar-2004  05:32                     40,431  Olepset.cpp
   05-May-2004  16:48                     14,141  Olestrm.cpp
   14-Aug-2004  06:27                 17,211,278  Uafxcw.lib
   14-Aug-2004  06:27                 17,433,528  Uafxcwd.lib
   14-Aug-2004  18:21                    101,376  Vc.user.atl71.rtl.x86
   14-Aug-2004  18:21                    100,864  Vc.user.mfc71.loc.rtl.x86
   14-Aug-2004  18:21                    921,088  Vc.user.mfc71.rtl.x86
   29-May-2004  01:29                     65,304  Winfrm.cpp
   27-Mar-2004  02:40                     19,190  Winocc.cpp

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional 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:MinorLast Reviewed:10/18/2005
Keywords:kbvs2002sp1sweep kbtshoot kbQFE kbfix kbbug KB884031 kbAudDeveloper