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Q176551: FIX: Automation Events Not Received by VBasic Applications

Article: Q176551
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbinterop kbole kbSSafe500bug kbSSafe600fix kbVBp500
Last Modified: 01-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, version 5.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Control Creation Edition for Windows, version 5.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows, version 5.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 5.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Visual SourceSafe is not able to receive automation events from Visual Basic.

CAUSE
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An error in the type library causes this functionality to not work.

RESOLUTION
==========

At the present time the only way to receive automation events from Visual
SourceSafe is from a Visual C++ application.

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 problem was corrected Visual SourceSafe version
6.0 for Windows.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbinterop kbole kbSSafe500bug kbSSafe600fix kbVBp500 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB500Search kbVBA500Search kbVB500 kbZNotKeyword3 kbSSafe500
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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