DOCUMENT:Q191477  17-AUG-1998  [vbwin]
TITLE   :BUG: Overflow of Number in RowHeight Property Allowed
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
PROD/VER:
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 6.0
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SYMPTOMS
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When entering a number too large for the RowHeight property of the DataGrid
(not DBGrid) control, it either overflows or underflows to a completely
different random number.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed
at the beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post
new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes
available.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Create a Standard EXE project in Visual Basic. Form1 is created by
   default.

2. Under Project/Components, select "Microsoft DataGrid Control
   6.0 (OLEDB).

3. Add the DataGrid Control to the form.

4. Right-click on DataGrid, and choose "Properties."

5. Enter the number '57109660' for the RowHeight, and choose Apply. Note
   that the RowHeight becomes '6381691.'

Additional query words: kbCtrl kbActiveX kbdse kbDSupport kbVBp kbVBp600bug
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Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug

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