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Q153425: FIX: IDE Crashes Undoing Sizing in Dialog Editor

Article: Q153425
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): winnt:
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtool kbResourceEd kbVC kbVC410bug kbVC420bug kbVC500fix kbGrpDSTools
Last Modified: 30-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- The Dialog Editor, included with:
   - *EDITOR Please do not choose this product*Microsoft Visual C++ 32-bit Edition* use 241, 265, 225, versions 4.1, 4.2 
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SYMPTOMS
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The IDE crashes without warning or error when you try to undo the sizing of the
controls inside the Dialog Editor.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Visual C++ version 5.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Problem
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1. Start MSDEV, and create a new default AppWizard MDI application.

2. Open up the About dialog resource.

3. Select all controls.

4. Select Layout: Size_To_Content (F7).

5. Press CTRL+Z to undo the sizing.

6. The IDE will quit.

Additional query words: dialog editor size

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Keywords          : kbtool kbResourceEd kbVC kbVC410bug kbVC420bug kbVC500fix kbGrpDSTools 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbDialogEd
Version           : winnt:
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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