DOCUMENT:Q177359  26-NOV-1997  [vbwin]
TITLE   :PRB: Data Control Does Not Work on MDI Forms
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:5.0
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:vb5all VBKBCtrl VBKBVB

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual Basic Control Creation, Learning, Professional, and
   Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 5.0
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SYMPTOMS
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Although the Help files clearly indicate that the Data control can be used
on MDI forms, the Data control simply does not function when placed on MDI
forms.

STATUS
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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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In earlier version of Visual Basic, the Data control was used on MDI forms
by placing it on the PictureBox control. In Visual Basic 5.0, the Align
property has been added to the Data control so that the PictureBox is no
longer required. However, the Data control does not function on MDI forms
regardless of whether the PictureBox control is used or not.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Start Visual Basic and create a new Standard EXE. Form1 is created by
   default.

2. From the Project menu, select Add MDI Form.

3. Add a Data control to MDIForm1 and set the following properties:

   DatabaseName = "C:\Program Files\DevStudio\VB\Biblio.mdb"
   RecordSource = "Authors"

4. From the Project menu, select Project Properties, and change the Startup
   Object to MDIForm1.

5. Run the project and note that the Data control is not functional.

REFERENCES
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The following text regarding the Align property of the Data control is from
the Visual Basic Reference Help file:

   "This property allows a Data control to be placed on an MDI form without
   requiring an enclosing Picture control."

For more information, search for "Data control" in the Visual Basic
Reference or Visual Basic Books Online.
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Keywords          : vb5all VBKBCtrl VBKBVB
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbpending

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