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Q172246: FIX: Memory Leak When RDC Bound to OLE Container Control

Article: Q172246
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:5.0,97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbVBp500bug kbVS97sp2fix kbGrpDSVB _IK
Last Modified: 18-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Using an OLE container control bound to the Remote Data Control that ships with
Visual Basic 5.0 Enterprise Edition could result in a memory leak. This problem
does not occur when using an OLE container with a standard data control.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

This bug has been corrected in the version of msrdc20.ocx included in Visual
Studio 97 Service Pack 2.

For additional information please see the following articles in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  QQ170365 INFO: Visual Studio 97 Service Packs - What, Where, and Why

  Q171554 INFO: Visual Basic 5.0 Fixes in Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbVBp500bug kbVS97sp2fix kbGrpDSVB _IK 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB500Search kbVB500
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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