KnowledgeBase Archive

An Archive of Early Microsoft KnowledgeBase Articles

View on GitHub

Q143423: DOCERR: Columns Collection Does Not Have a Font Property

Article: Q143423
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 4.00
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 11-JAN-2001

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Standard Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition, 16-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 16-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SYMPTOMS
========

Attempting to set or read the Font property of a column in a DBGrid control
results in error 438 - "Object doesn't support this property or method."

RESOLUTION
==========

The individual columns of the DBGrid control cannot be set to a specific font.
The column objects of the DBGrid control do not support this property. Page 138
of the "Microsoft Visual Basic Language Reference," as well as the online help
incorrectly document "Font" as being a property of the individual columns of the
Columns collection.

Use the Object Browser to determine what properties are supported by an object.
To launch the Object Browser, when Visual Basic is running, click the F2 key, or
click the Object Browser on the View menu.

To determine what properties are supported by the DBGrid control, select the
MSDBGrid - Apex Data Bound Grid Library from the Libraries / Project drop-down
combo box. In the Classes / Module list, select Column. The methods and
properties supported by this object are listed on the right.

STATUS
======

This behavior is by design.


Additional query words: 4.00 vb4win vb4all

======================================================================
Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbVB400Search kbVB400 kbVB16bitSearch
Version           : 4.00

=============================================================================

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.