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Q152693: BUG: Component Manager Closes Down When Invalid Date Entered

Article: Q152693
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbbuglist
Last Modified: 11-JAN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 16-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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If an invalid date is entered in the Visual Basic 4.0 Enterprise Edition
Component Manager, and then a menu option is selected, the following error
message occurs and the Component Manager closes down:

  "Run-time error 5 - Invalid Procedure Call."

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be an issue in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article. Microsoft is researching this problem and will
post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes
available.

WORKAROUND
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This problem can be avoided by ensuring that the dates are valid before choosing
a menu option.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce the Problem
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1. Start the Component Manager.

2. In the Date field, delete the last character from the starting date.

3. From the menu, choose View...User Options.

The Component Manager returns a run-time error and closes down.

This same behavior can be observed by accessing many other menu choice
combinations after a Date has been made invalid.

Additional query words: 4.00 vb4win vb4all

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Keywords          :  kbbuglist
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbVB400Search kbVB400 kbVB16bitSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0
Issue type        : kbbug

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