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Article: Q196902
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:5.0,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbcode kbCtrlCreate kbVBp500bug kbVBp600bug kbGrpDSVB kbCodeSam
Last Modified: 24-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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If a UserControl changes the menu at run time, the menu does not refresh.

RESOLUTION
==========

You need to set the Enabled property of the UserControl to False, reset it to
True, and then given it the focus to force a refresh of the menu.

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

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Start a New ActiveX Control Project. UserControl1 is created by default.

2. From the Tools menu, click the Menu Editor. Add the following three menu
  items:

   - 

   - Caption : Menu1
   - Name : Menu1
   - NegotiatePosition = Left

   - 

   - Caption : SubMenu1
   - Name : SubMenu1
   - Click the Right Arrow button to make it a SubMenu.

   - 

   - Caption : Menu2
   - Name : Menu2
   - NegotiatePostion = Left

3. Add a CommandButton (Command1) to the UserControl. Add the following code to
  the General Declarations section of UserControl1:

        Private Sub Command1_Click()
           Menu1.Caption = "Modified"
        End Sub

4. Close all open windows on Project1.

5. From the File menu, click Add Project to add a New Standard .exe Project.
  Form1 is created by default.

6. Place an instance of UserControl1 to Form1, and run the project.

7. Click the CommandButton on the UserControl. The caption of Menu1 does not
  change.

8. To work around the problem replace the code in UserControl1 with the
  following:

        Private Sub Command1_Click()
           Menu1.Caption = "Modified"
           UserControl.Enabled = False
           UserControl.Enabled = True
           UserControl.SetFocus
           DoEvents
        End Sub

9. Close Project1 and repeat Step 7. The menu caption is updated.

Additional query words: UserControl Menu Refresh

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Keywords          : kbcode kbCtrlCreate kbVBp500bug kbVBp600bug kbGrpDSVB kbCodeSam 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB500Search kbVB600Search kbVB500 kbVB600
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,6.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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Q196902: BUG: UserControl Does Not Refresh the Menu