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Q264393: PRB: Type Mismatch and Floating Point Error with CoolBar Control

Article: Q264393
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:5.0,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbActiveX kbCOMt kbCtrl kbVBp kbGrpDSVB kbDSupport
Last Modified: 11-JAN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- 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 program is compiled with the correct Visual Basic 6.0 version of
Comct332.ocx (CoolBar Control) version 6.00.xxxx (replace the xxxx with the
version from your latest service pack), and installed on a computer with version
6.6.0.8341 on it, you receive the following error message and the application
shuts down:

  Run time error 13 Type mismatch

If you are working in the integrated development environment (IDE), you also
receive a "Floating Point Inexact Result" error message. This behavior also
occurs when the program is compiled with the 6.6 version and you move it to a
computer with the 6.00 version.

CAUSE
=====

The cause is a beta Comct332.ocx file that was not approved for distribution due
to binary compatibility problems. This control is distributed by an early
version of InstallShield Professional 2000 (InstallShield for Windows).

RESOLUTION
==========

Unregister and delete the 6.6.0.8341 version, replace it with the 6.0x.xxxx
version from your service pack, and then recompile and rebuild any applications
that use the CoolBar control.

MORE INFORMATION
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When developing a package with this version of InstallShield, the correct
version of Comct332.ocx is distributed.

REFERENCES
==========

For more information on dll/ocx versions, please see the following Microsoft Web
site:

  http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/dllinfo.asp

Additional query words: Comct332 13

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Keywords          : kbActiveX kbCOMt kbCtrl kbVBp kbGrpDSVB kbDSupport 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB500Search kbVB600Search kbVBA500 kbVBA600 kbVB500 kbVB600
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,6.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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