DOCUMENT:Q188234  28-AUG-1998  [vbwin]
TITLE   :PRB: Cannot Move Windowless Controls on Form
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:6.0
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual Basic Professional and Enterprise Editions for
   Windows, version 6.0
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SYMPTOMS
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If a Windowless UserControl has its Backstyle Property set to
0 - Transparent, it will not be possible to move the control once
it has been sited upon a form.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. We are 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 Problem
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1. Start a new ActiveX Control project in Visual Basic. Form1 is created by
   default.

2. Set the following properties on the UserControl1 Object:

   Windowless = True
   BackStyle  = Transparent

3. Add a Label to the UserControl1 Container object.

4. Make the OCX (Project1.Ocx).

5. Start a new Standard EXE Project in Visual Basic. Form1 is created
   by default.

6. Select Components from the Project menu and select Project1.

7. When the test ActiveX UserControl is in the Toolbox, double-click its
   icon to site the control on the default form (Form1).

8. Once the control is on the form, try to move it with the mouse.

Additional query words: kbDSupport kbbeta kbVBp600 kbCtrl kbdss kbVBp
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Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

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