DOCUMENT:Q172121  12-AUG-1997  [vbwin]
TITLE   :BUG: Microsoft Grid Control Cannot Load a Metafile
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
PROD/VER:4.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:PrgCtrls VB4ALL VB4WIN

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Standard, Professional, and Enterprise Editions of Microsoft Visual
   Basic for Windows, 16-bit and 32-bit, version 4.0
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SUMMARY
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The documentation for the Microsoft Grid control (the Picture property
description for the Grid control in the Help file) states that it is able
to load a metafile into the Picture property. This is incorrect for the
Microsoft Grid control, but valid for the controls listed in the Applies To
>>reference?<< for the Picture Property. The Microsoft Grid control can
only load bitmaps and icons into the Picture 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. Microsoft is researching this problem
and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it
becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps To Reproduce the Problem
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1. Start a new project in Visual Basic. Form1 is created by default.

2. Place a Microsoft Grid Control on to Form1.

3. In the Load event for Form1, place the following code:

   Private Sub Form_Load()
       Grid1.Picture = LoadPicture("C:\VB4\metafile\arrows\2DARROW1.WMF")
   End Sub

4. Run the project by pressing the F5 key. The following error message is
   received:

      Run-time error '30008'
      Not a valid Picture type
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Keywords          : PrgCtrls VB4ALL VB4WIN
Version           : 4.0
Issue type        : kbbug

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