DOCUMENT:Q193438  29-SEP-1998  [vbwin]
TITLE   :BUG: Server Not Released if Raise Error in Class_Initialize
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:5.0,6.0
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual Basic Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions
   for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0
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SYMPTOMS
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Raising an error in the Initialize event of a class module in an EXE server
keeps the server from being released.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed
at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Create a new ActiveX EXE project in Visual Basic. Class1 is created by
   default.

2. Add the following code to Class1:

      Private Sub Class_Initialize()
         Err.Raise vbObjectError + 1024
      End Sub

3. In the Project Properties, set the Project Name to MyServer.

4. Save the project as MyServer.vbp, and then make MyServer.exe.

4. Create a new Standard EXE project. Form1 is created by default.

5. Add the following code to Form1 in the new Standard EXE project:

      Private Sub Form_Load()
         Dim oServer As Object
         On Error GoTo Err_Init

         Set oServer = CreateObject("MyServer.Class1")
         Exit Sub

      Err_Init:
          Set oServer = Nothing
      End Sub

6. Run the standard EXE project, and then close it.

   In Windows 95, press the CTRL+ALT+DEL key combination to open the Close
   Programs dialog box.

   -or-

   In NT 4.0, press the CTRL+ALT+DEL key combination, and then click Task
   Manager.

   Note that MyServer.exe is still in memory.


Additional query words: kbdss kbDSupport kbVBp600bug kbServer kbActiveX
kbOLE kbActivexEvents kbVBp500bug
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Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,6.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug

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