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Q148260: BUG:RDC.Enabled False at Design Time Resets to True at RunTime

Article: Q148260
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbGrpDSVBDBkbbuglist
Last Modified: 27-FEB-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Setting the Remote Data Control Enabled property to false at design time will
reset to true when running the program. To work around, set the Enabled property
to False programmatically. For example: MSRDC1. Enabled equals False in the Form
load event.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be an issue in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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In addition to not being able to set the Enabled property to false at design
time, no matter what the Enabled property is set to, the Remote Data Control
never appears grayed.

Steps to Reproduce the Error in Visual Basic 4.0 32-Bit
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1. Start 32-bit Visual Basic 4.0, or if it is already running, click New Project
  on the File menu.

2. Place a Remote Data Control on Form1.

3. Set the Enabled property to False.

4. In the form_click event place the following code:

        MsgBox MSRDC1.Enabled

5. Run the program.

6. click on the Form.

7. The Enabled property value prints out as True.

Additional query words: 4.00 vb4win vb432

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Keywords          : kbGrpDSVBDB kbbuglist
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbVB400Search kbVB400
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0
Issue type        : kbbug

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