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Article: Q311733
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 16-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you place a DBCombo control on a modal form, the DBCombo control may not
respond to mouse actions. This problem was previously documented for Visual
Basic 4.0. For additional information, click the article number below to view
the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q150210 FIX: DBCombo Control Does Not Allow Selection on Modal Form

However, this problem recurs in Visual Basic 6.0.

RESOLUTION
==========

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but
it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to computers
that are experiencing this specific problem.

NOTE: You must have a Visual Studio license agreement to obtain this fix.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the
fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and
information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World
Wide Web:

  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or
later:

  Date         Time    Version     Size     File name
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  18-Oct-2001  22:45   6.0.93.85   208,384  DBList32.ocx



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

Additional query words:

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB600Search kbVB600
Version           : :6.0
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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Q311733: BUG: DBCombo on Modal Form Fails to Respond to Mouse Events