Q182352: PRB: Windows Common Control Keys are Case-Sensitive

Article: Q182352
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbGrpDSVBDB
Last Modified: 13-JAN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Standard Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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The Microsoft Windows common control keys are case-sensitive and returns an
error if the correct case is not used. The following error will be returned when
the incorrect case is used:

  Element not found

CAUSE
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The cause of the problem is that the case of the Key is not correct.

RESOLUTION
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Enter the proper case for the Key and it will work as expected.

STATUS
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This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following steps demonstrate how the keys are case-sensitive in the Microsoft
Common Controls.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Create a new Visual Basic Project. Form1 is created by default.

2. From Project Components menu, select Microsoft Common Controls.

3. Add the ImageList Control to the form. Right-click the Imagelist Control, and
  then select Properties. On the Images tab, choose Insert a BMP file, type
  "First" for key value, and then choose Apply.

4. Add a Toolbar control. Right-click on Toolbar, and then select Properties.
  Select "ImageList1" from the Imagelist dropdown box, and then choose Apply.

5. Click on the Buttons tab, click Insert Button, and then type "Button" next to
  Key: and type "first" next to Image: Click on Apply Note: "Element not found"
  error returned.

6. Type in "First" for image key button, and no error is received. Click on
  Apply and BMP appears.

7. Double-click the toolbar and enter the following code in the ButtonClick
  event:

        SELECT CASE Button.Key
           Case "button"
              MSGBOX "case insensitive"
           Case "Button"
              MSGBOX "case sensitive"
        END SELECT

8. Press the F5 key to run the application and click the toolbar and note that
  the "Element not found" error message is returned.

Additional query words: capital upper lower kbVBp500 kbVBp600 kbdse kbCtrl kbDSupport kbVBp

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Keywords          : kbGrpDSVBDB 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB600Search kbVB600
Issue type        : kbprb

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