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(2) New Knowledge Base Articles =============================== In addition to the FAQ documents mentioned below, the following articles were recently updated in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: ActiveX Data Objects -------------------- PRB: Decimal Values Passed to a Stored Procedure Get Truncated (Q188574) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/5/74.asp ActiveX SDK ----------- INFO: Internet Explorer designMode Property Is Not Supported (Q188864) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/8/64.asp Active Server Pages ------------------- PRB: Request.ServerVariables("LOGON_USER") Returns Empty String (Q188717) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/7/17.asp PRB: Implements Keyword Fails in VB DLL called from ASP (Q188716) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/7/16.asp HOWTO: Change Information in a Database from ASP (Q188713) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/7/13.asp Automation/VBA -------------- BUG: Starting Word Manually Uses Same Instance as Automation (Q188546) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/5/46.asp Internet Development -------------------- PRB: The File Upload Control Cannot Publish Your Files (Q188953) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/9/53.asp BETA-INFO: DHTML Behaviors Limited to One Per HTML Element (Q188866) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/8/66.asp PRB: Forms 2.0 CommandButton Fires Click Event When Disabled (Q188766) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/7/66.asp BETA-PRB: Type Mismatch for Document.parentWindow (Q188764) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/7/64.asp BUG: document.readyState Not in Sync with Download in IFrame (Q188763) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/7/63.asp HOWTO: Show Web Page Source from a Hyperlink (Q188762) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/7/62.asp Java ---- BUG: KEY_PRESSED Event Not Generated for Some Controls (Q188808) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/8/08.asp FIX: Setting Colors for List/Choice Control Fails (Q188448) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/4/48.asp FIX: AFC Deadlock May Occur When Setting UIFrame's Cursor. (Q188446) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/4/46.asp MAPI Programming ---------------- HOWTO: Use BatchExport to Specify Which Attributes to Export (Q188960) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/9/60.asp PRB: Error 2001 Linking Simple MAPI Applications (Q188959) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/9/59.asp INFO: Possible Causes for Memory Leaks in MAPI Clients/Providers (Q188958) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/9/58.asp PRB: Transport Causes MAPI Spooler to Shutdown Unexpectedly (Q188653) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/6/53.asp PRB: CDO Rendering Library Not Available Outside of ASP (Q188599) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/5/99.asp HOWTO: Open the Global Profile Section (Q188482) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/4/82.asp Mastering Series ---------------- PRB: Troubleshooting Active Movie Problems in Mastering Series (Q188660) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/6/60.asp PRB: Marisa.dll Causes Movie Clip Errors in Mastering Series (Q188445) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/4/45.asp ODBC Programming ---------------- PRB: Stored Procedure Invocation Returns "Protocol Error in TDS" (Q188558) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/5/58.asp Internet Scripting Languages HOWTO: Use Internet Transfer Control in ASP or in WSH Script (Q188955) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/9/55.asp Visual Basic ------------ BUG: Incorrect Localized Strings Display in the Visual Basic IDE (Q189056) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q189/0/56.asp PRB: ITC Cannot Perform ASCII-type FTP Transfer (Q188956) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/9/56.asp HOWTO: Use the Remote Data Control to Pass Bookmarks (Q188861) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/8/61.asp FILE: VB5SP3DS.EXE Contains Visual Basic SP3 Debugging Symbols (Q188588) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/5/88.asp HOWTO: Expedite the Visual Basic Support Process (Q188586) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/5/86.asp BUG: UserControl's ContainedControls Do Not Inherit ScaleMode (Q188552) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/5/52.asp INFO: Visual Basic Requirements for Using Exported DLLs (Q188541) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/5/41.asp Visual C++ ---------- BUG: Calling CHttpFile::ErrorDlg Function Causes Errors 127 & 2 (Q189094) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q189/0/94.asp BUG: Step 2 of the MFC AppWizard Does Not Set Macro Values (Q189073) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q189/0/73.asp PRB: WinDBG for WinCe 2.0 Does Not Support Named Pipes (Q189036) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q189/0/36.asp HOWTO: VC++ MFC Client for the ComCallingJava Sample (Q188817) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/8/17.asp BUG: AV Using ios-Derived Type in Multithreaded Apps (Q188721) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/7/21.asp PRB: Error Executing ~vcecho!Compiling (Q188720) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/7/20.asp BUG: Error C1083 Building Large Projects with Browse Info (Q188708) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/7/08.asp INFO: Visual C++ and the Year 2000, Years that Cause an Overflow (Q188707) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/7/07.asp BUG: Memory Leak with Jet 3.51 and Remote ODBC Data Sources (Q188579) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/5/79.asp Visual FoxPro ------------- HOWTO: Determine the Operating System Build Number (Q188987) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/9/87.asp HOWTO: Use the Win32 API to Access File Dates and Times (Q188977) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/9/77.asp HOWTO: Setting the System Date and Time Programmatically (Q188897) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/8/97.asp BUG: "String is too long to fit" Error Passing Variables to COM (Q188888) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/8/88.asp PRB: "Cannot Open File" Message Building FoxPro 2.6 Project (Q188536) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/5/36.asp HOWTO: Sharing Data Between Processes Using Memory-Mapped Files (Q188535) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/5/35.asp HOWTO: Use API Calls to Detect Other Running Applications (Q188404) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/4/04.asp HOWTO: Modify Report Fields Programmatically (Q188403) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/4/03.asp PRB: ACCESS Cannot Import/Link Table if Index Contains Function (Q188401) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/4/01.asp Visual InterDev --------------- BUG: Executing "SP_PrimaryKey" results in no primary key (Q188719) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/7/19.asp HOWTO: Troubleshoot IUSR_machine Permissions Problem (Q188712) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/7/12.asp Win32 SDK --------- HOWTO: Programmatically Trigger a SNMP Trap (Q189131) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q189/1/31.asp FIX: ICMP API Header & Library Files Missing from Windows CE (Q189120) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q189/1/20.asp HOWTO: Create Context-Sensitive HTML Help in a Visual Basic App (Q189086) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q189/0/86.asp HOWTO: Use the SetupAPI's SetupIterateCabinet() Function (Q189085) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q189/0/85.asp HOWTO: Create a Tri-pane Window with HTML Help Workshop (Q189084) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q189/0/84.asp BUG: LoadPerfCounterTextString Fails with Error 87 (Q188769) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/7/69.asp INFO: Working with the FILETIME Structure (Q188768) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/7/68.asp HOWTO: Specify Access Control on Window NT Container Objects (Q188760) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/7/60.asp INFO: UserDomain Method Does Not Work Under Win95 with WSH (Q188602) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/6/02.asp BUG: ADSI NDS Provider Does Not Support Extension of NDS Schema (Q188510) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/5/10.asp BUG: Editing MAP or ALIAS in the HTML Help Workshop Causes Error (Q188444) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/4/44.asp (3) Requesting articles via e-mail ================================== You can also receive these articles (and others) in e-mail by sending a message to mshelp@microsoft.com. 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(4) Developer Product FAQs & Support Resources ============================================== Here's some highlights and pointers to the latest information on Microsoft Developer Tools: Visual Studio Service Pack Released: Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 3 contains bug fixes for many tools, and is now available for developers who use any of the Visual Studio tools. See http://www.microsoft.com/vstudio/sp/ for the latest information. Visual BASIC Frequently Asked Questions: For pointers to the latest Visual BASIC FAQ's, see http://support.microsoft.com/support/vbasic/faq/default.asp Visual C++ 5.0 (Professional & Enterprise) Frequently Asked Questions - FAQ (Q167654), see http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q167/6/54.asp Visual FoxPro 5.0 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), see http://support.microsoft.com/support/vfoxpro/content/faq /vfoxpro/vfp50win/default.asp Visual J++ Frequently Asked Questions - FAQ (Q169173), see http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q169/1/73.asp Visual InterDev Troubleshooting Guide: Look through this guide to help you quickly troubleshoot and overcome the most common technical issues you may encounter when first setting up your Microsoft Visual InterDev working environment. See http://support.microsoft.com/support/vinterdev/content/tsguide.asp Microsoft SourceSafe Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) (Q134369), see http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q134/3/69.asp Microsoft Developer Support Messaging Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) http://support.microsoft.com/support/messagingsdk/faq/default.asp Multimedia Sample Projects: Add multimedia functionality to your Visual Basic program by using the techniques in these Visual Basic sample projects. See http://support.microsoft.com/support/vbasic/vbmm.asp Active Template Library (ATL) Frequently Asked Questions (Q166480), see http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q166/4/80.asp Popular MFC Samples--created by support engineers for MFC developers. See http://support.microsoft.com/support/visualc/atlmfc/samples.asp OLE Automation Using MFC For the latest articles about automating Microsoft Office 97 components using the Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC), see http://support.microsoft.com/support/visualc/atlmfc/oleatmfc.asp VBA Software Development Kit Frequently Asked Questions - FAQ (Q170298) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q170/2/98.asp COM Security Frequently Asked Questions - FAQ (Q158508), see http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q158/5/08.asp ADC 1.0 FAQ Available for Download (Q165292), see http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q165/2/92.asp Or download directly from: http://support.microsoft.com/download/support/mslfiles/ADC10FAQ.EXE Visual Modeler 1.0 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)(Q166395), see http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q166/3/95.asp ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) Frequently Asked Questions (Q183606) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q183/6/06.asp Microsoft Internet Finance Server Toolkit (MIFST) Frequently Asked Questions (Q182448) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q182/4/48.asp Developing with the ActiveX SDK - FAQ (Q158264), see http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q158/2/64.asp Developing with the Internet Client SDK - FAQ (Q167435), see http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q167/4/35.asp SDK for Java Frequently Asked Questions - FAQ (Q168942), see http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q168/9/42.asp Microsoft SDK for Java Release: Go to this page to download the latest released Microsoft SDK for Java (2.02), which contains the Java VM from IE 4.01, support for JDK 1.1, J/Direct, AFC, samples, the latest Java compiler, and documentation. 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