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Q257635: FIX: DataGrid Loses Focus After You Cancel AddNew

Article: Q257635
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:2.5,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbVBp600bug kbDSupport kbADO250 kbVS600sp4fix kbVS600sp5fix
Last Modified: 27-JUL-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 
- ActiveX Data Objects (ADO), version 2.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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After canceling adding a new record twice, if you click the last record the
focus is set to the second to last record. Also, if you then try to edit the
column value, the change is written to the last record. This occurs when there
is a need to scroll the grid to see data.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in the latest
service pack for Visual Studio 6.0.

For additional information about Visual Studio service packs, click the following
article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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

  Q194295 HOWTO: Tell That a Visual Studio Service Pack Is Installed

To download the latest Visual Studio service pack, visit the following Microsoft
Web site:

  http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/downloads/updates.asp

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Create a new form.

2. Place a Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) Data Control on the form. Make
  sure that the source has several records, enough to require you to scroll.

3. Place a Microsoft DataGrid Control on your form, and then bind the DataGrid
  control to the ADO Data Control.

4. Set the DataGrid's AllowAddNew property to TRUE.

5. Run the project, scroll down the grid to the bottom, and then add a new
  record.

6. Enter a value into one of the columns.

7. Press ESC twice to:

   - Clear the field.

     -and-

   - Cancel the AddNew.

8. The focus is on the last record as expected.

9. Repeat the AddNew and Cancel.

10. The focus is still on the last record as expected.

11. Click a field in the last record. You will see that the field of the second
  to the last record is highlighted.

12. If you modify the field value, the value is written to the last record.

Additional query words: sp4

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Keywords          : kbVBp600bug kbDSupport kbADO250 kbVS600sp4fix kbVS600sp5fix 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbADOsearch kbADO250 kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB600Search kbVB600
Version           : WINDOWS:2.5,6.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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