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Q140640: BUG: GP Fault Opening a File w/ Visual Basic 3.0 & Windows NT

Article: Q140640
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.0,3.5,3.51
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetworkkbbuglist
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51 
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SYMPTOMS
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Windows NT may return a general protection (GP) fault in Vb.exe at various
memory addresses when you use the "Open <file> For Append" command in
Visual Basic version 3.0.

RESOLUTION
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Close the text file prior to running the Visual Basic program or upgrade to
Visual Basic 4.0.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5, and
3.51. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Problem
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1. Set up an application in Visual Basic 3.0 that opens a text file for append.

2. Open the text file in an application such as Notepad.

3. Run the Visual Basic application created in step 1.

Additional query words: prodnt

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Keywords          : kbnetwork kbbuglist
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNT350search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS351search kbWinNTS350search
Version           : :3.0,3.5,3.51

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