Article: Q215391
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 3.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbToolkit kbVBp500bug kbVBp600bug kbOSWinCEsearch kbGrpDSVB kbDSupport
Last Modified: 16-NOV-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows CE Toolkit for Visual Basic 6.0
- Microsoft eMbedded Visual Basic, version 3.0
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SYMPTOMS
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When testing to see if the current form is "Me" always returns False in a
Windows CE Toolkit for Visual Basic (VBCE) or eMbedded Visual Basic (eVB)
project, the expectation is that this should always return True.
RESOLUTION
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The workaround for this is to compare the Caption properties of Me and Form1.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Create a new Windows CE project in either Visual Basic or eMbedded Visual
Basic. Form1 is created by default.
2. Add a command button to Form1.
3. Paste the following code into Form1:
Option Explicit
Public Sub Test(frm)
MsgBox "Form1 is frm = " & (Form1 Is frm)
End Sub
Private Sub Command1_Click()
Test Me
Test Form1
End Sub
4. Run the project and target either emulation or the remote device.
Additional query words: vbce vbce6 wce evb
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Keywords : kbToolkit kbVBp500bug kbVBp600bug kbOSWinCEsearch kbGrpDSVB kbDSupport
Technology : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword2 kbVBeMbSearch kbWinCETKVBSearch kbWinCESearch kbVBeMb300
Version : :3.0
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbpending
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