Q171806: FIX: Memory Leak When RDC Bound to OLE Container Control

Article: Q171806
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbVBp500 kbVS97sp2fix kbGrpDSVBDB kbvbp500sp2fix
Last Modified: 18-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 5.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Using an OLE container control bound to the Remote Data Control that ships with
Visual Basic 5.0 Enterprise Edition could result in a memory leak.

This problem does not occur when using an OLE container with a standard data
control.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This bug has been fixed in Visual Studio 97 Service
Pack 2.

For more information on the Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q170365 INFO: Visual Studio 97 Service Packs - What, Where, and Why

For a list of the Visual Basic 5.0 bugs that were fixed in the Visual Studio 97
Service Pack 2, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:

  Q171554 INFO: Visual Basic 5.0 Fixes in Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2


Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbVBp500 kbVS97sp2fix kbGrpDSVBDB kbvbp500sp2fix 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB500Search kbVB500
Version           : 5.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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