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Q190199: BUG: OLEcont MSDN Sample Does Not Allow a SaveAs Cancel

Article: Q190199
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:6.0
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 Learning Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
========

When using the Microsoft Visual Basic sample application OLECont, the following
error may occur:

  Path/File access error

This error occurs when the sample application is run and the user clicks Cancel
when attempting to use Save As from the File menu of the sample application.

CAUSE
=====

The CancelError property of the CommonDialog is not set to True. Therefore, the
run-time error is executed.

RESOLUTION
==========

To allow the Common Dialog control to be cancelled during a Save, the
CancelError property of the CommonDialog should be set to True. The following
line of code allows the Cancel button to function correctly:

     ParentForm.ActiveForm.CommonDialog1.CancelError = True

The line of code above should be entered into the OpenSave subroutine in the
ModOLECont module immediately below the following lines of the subroutine, as
follows:

     Sub OpenSave(Action as String)
        Dim Filenum
        Filenum = FreeFile
        'Insert line here to resolve Cancel button for CommonDialog1
        ParentForm.ActiveForm.CommonDialog1.CancelError = True

STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post new
information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce
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1. Start Microsoft Visual Basic, and open the OLECont sample project. This
  project should be located in the following directory:

  \Microsoft Visual Studio\MSDN98\98VS\1033\Samples\Vb98\Olecnt

  NOTE: The path to the directory may vary depending on where Visual Basic has
  been installed.

2. From the Run menu, click Start once the project has been opened.

3. From the File menu, click New in the running application.

4. For Object Type, select Bitmap Image, and then click Ok.

5. From the File menu, click Save As in the running application.

6. In the Save As dialog, click Cancel.

Additional query words: kbDSupport kbdss kbDSupport kbVBp600bug kbVBp kbCodeSamProd

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Keywords          : kbGrpDSVB 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB600Search kbVBA600 kbVB600
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Issue type        : kbbug

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