DOCUMENT:Q171538  01-DEC-1997  [vbwin]
TITLE   :FIX: Can't Set Property on Interface That Has Attached Root
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:5.0; WINNT:97
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS winnt
KEYWORDS:VS97FixlistSP3

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual Basic Professional and Enterprise Editions for
   Windows, version 5.0
 - Microsoft Visual Studio 97
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SYMPTOMS
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The Repository will allow you to add an interface to the root object that
has both a property and a relationship. The Repository won't have problems
if you add a new relationship to the relationship collection. However, it
won't allow you to set the property.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed
at the beginning of this article. This bug has been fixed in Visual Studio
97 Service Pack 3.

For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q170365
   TITLE     : INFO: Visual Studio 97 Service Packs - What, Where, and Why

For a list of the Visual Basic 5.0 bugs that were fixed in the Visual
Studio 97 Service Pack 3, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q175450
   TITLE     : INFO: Visual Basic 5.0 Fixes in Visual Studio 97
               Service Pack 3

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Problem
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1. Create an interface that has both a property and relationship.

2. Retrieve the root object's class object and add the interface.

3. Try to set a property from that interface after the TIM has been
   fully created.

   Note that in Visual Basic, an "Automation Error" occurs.

   In Visual C++, the following error message is returned:

      "Can't set property on repository TIM objects"
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Keywords          : VS97FixlistSP3
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0; WINNT:97
Platform          : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix kbservicepack

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