Q94695: Error: Executable code not allowed in module level of a form

Article: Q94695
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): MS-DOS:1.0
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Last Modified: 04-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic for MS-DOS 1.0 
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SUMMARY
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You can't use the On Error Goto and On Event Gosub statements in a form because
they require an event handler at the module level, and you can't enter code at
the module level of a form.

Attempting to enter code at the module level of a form results in an error:

  Executable code not allowed in module level of a form

Line labels and line numbers are allowed in the module level of a form module,
but they are useless.

To work around this limitation, use On Error and On Event statements only in code
(.BAS) modules or use the On Local Error statement for error trapping.

MORE INFORMATION
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This limitation applies to the following statements:

  On Error       On Com
  On Key         On Pen
  On Play        On Strig
  On Timer       On UEvent

Additional query words: VBmsdos 1.00

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Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword3 kbVB100DOS
Version           : MS-DOS:1.0

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