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Q189489: FIX: Binary Compatibility Broken When Adding Events

Article: Q189489
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbGrpDSVB
Last Modified: 11-JAN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- 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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Adding Events to an ActiveX EXE Object whose instancing property is set to
"PublicNotCreatable" may result in the following Binary Compatibility error:

  The <Class Name> Class Implemented An Interface In The
  Version-Compatible Component, But Not In The Current Project.

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 has been fixed in Visual Basic 6.0

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Create a new ActiveX EXE project in Visual Basic 5.0. Class1 is created by
  default.

2. Set the Class1 instancing property to "2-PublicNotCreatable."

3. Add a new Class Module (Class2) to the project.

4. Select Make Project1.exe from the File menu.

5. Select Project1 Properties from the Project menu, then select the Component
  tab.

6. Select the Binary Compatibility option button under the Version Compatibility
  section. Project1.exe should automatically be shown in the textbox.

7. In the Class1 code window, add the following statement:

        Public Event MyEvent()

8. Repeat step 6. Select "Yes" to overwrite the older file when asked. The
  following message will appear:

  The Class1 Class Implemented An Interface In The Version-Compatible
  Component, But Not In The Current Project.

Additional query words: kbDSupport kbActiveX kbVBp500bug kbVBp600fix kbVBp kbdss

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Keywords          : kbGrpDSVB 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB500Search kbVBA500 kbVB500
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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