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Q223108: FIX: Setting MSChart’s AxisScale Type to Logarithmic Hangs VB

Article: Q223108
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbservicepack kbCtrl kbVBp600bug kbGrpDSVB kbVS600sp2 kbVS600SP1 kbVS600sp3fix
Last Modified: 11-JAN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- 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
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Setting the Plot.Axis(1).AxisScale.Type property of the MSChart control to
Logarithmic causes Visual Basic 6.0 to hang.

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 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
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Start a new Visual Basic 6.0 Standard EXE project. Form1 is created by
  default.

2. On the Project Menu, click Components. Select Microsoft Chart 6.0 Control
  (OLEDB) and click OK.

3. Add an MSChart control to Form1.

4. Add the following code to the General Declarations section of Form1:

  Private Sub Form_Click()
     MSChart1.Plot.Axis(1).AxisScale.Type = VtChScaleTypeLogarithmic
  End Sub

5. Run the project. Click on Form1 and note that the project hangs.

Additional query words:

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

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