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Q223073: FIX: MSHFlexGrid Dashes/Dots Invalid for GridLinesHeader/In

Article: Q223073
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbservicepack kbCtrl kbVBp600bug kbVS600sp2 kbVS600SP1 kbVS600sp3fix kbGrpDSVBDB
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 Hierarchical FlexGrid control it is possible to specify a
specific type of line style (dots, dashes, etc.) that the control will use as a
border between cells. These line style attributes can be set using the
GridLinesHeader and GridLinesIndent properties of the control.

In versions of Visual Basic prior to Visual Studio Service Pack 3, when setting
these two properties to either flexGridDashes(4) or flexGridDots(5) you may not
see the appropriate line styles drawn in the MSHFlexGrid control. Instead the
lines will be drawn as normal lines without using the correct style attribute.

RESOLUTION
==========

This problem with the Microsoft Hierarchical FlexGrid has been fixed. See the
STATUS section below for more information.

STATUS
======

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

This bug was corrected in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3. For more information
about Visual Studio service packs, please see the following articles in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

  Q194295 HOWTO: Tell That Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs Are Installed

MORE INFORMATION
================

The code below reproduces this problem. This code uses the Northwind database
(nwind.mdb) that ships with Visual Basic 6.0. You may need to change the
connection string to point to your copy of the Northwind database.

1. Create a new Visual Basic 6.0 Standard EXE project and add a reference to the
  Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects library.

2. From the Project menu, choose Components and add a reference to the Microsoft
  Hierarchical FlexGrid Control 6.0.

3. Add an Hierarchical FlexGrid and a CommandButton to the default form.

4. Paste the following code into the form:

  Const CONNECTSTR = "Provider=MSDataShape;Data Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.3.51;" & _
                      "Persist Security Info=False;Data Source=" & _
                      "c:\Nwind.mdb"

  Private Sub Command1_Click()
         
         MSHFlexGrid1.BandDisplay = flexBandDisplayVertical
         MSHFlexGrid1.BandIndent(1) = 2
         MSHFlexGrid1.ColHeader(1) = flexColHeaderOn
      
         MSHFlexGrid1.GridColorHeader(1) = QBColor(13)  '13 = light magenta (magenta = 5)
         MSHFlexGrid1.GridColorIndent(1) = QBColor(14)  '14 = light yellow (yellow = 6)

         MSHFlexGrid1.GridLinesHeader(1) = flexGridDashes
         MSHFlexGrid1.GridLinesIndent(1) = flexGridDashes
         
  End Sub

  Private Sub Form_Load()
         
         Dim cn As New ADODB.Connection
         Dim rs As New ADODB.Recordset
      
         cn.Open CONNECTSTR
         rs.Open "SHAPE {SELECT OrderID,CustomerID,ShipName FROM Orders} AS Command1 " & _
                  "APPEND ({SELECT * FROM [Order Details]} AS Command2 " & _
                  "RELATE 'OrderID' TO 'OrderID')", cn
      
         Set MSHFlexGrid1.DataSource = rs

  End Sub

5. Run the code and note the bordering lines between the cells.

If you are running Visual Basic with Visual Studio Service Pack 3 or later, this
displays correctly (as dashes instead of solid lines).

REFERENCES
==========

MSDN Library

Additional query words: SHFlexGrid display lines

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Keywords          : kbservicepack kbCtrl kbVBp600bug kbVS600sp2 kbVS600SP1 kbVS600sp3fix kbGrpDSVBDB 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB600Search kbVBA600 kbVB600
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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