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PRB: Gauge Control Fill Area Flickers

Article ID: 168828

Article Last Modified on 6/28/2004

Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 Standard Edition
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This article was previously published under Q168828

SYMPTOMS

The Gauge Control with the style property (linear filled) set to 0, Horizontal Bar, or 1, Vertical Bar, will appear to flicker.

CAUSE

The cause of this problem has not been determined.

RESOLUTION

There is no known workaround at this time.

STATUS

The information in this article is preliminary and has not been confirmed by Microsoft. Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps To Reproduce the Problem

Create a new project. Form1 is created by default.
Place a gauge control on the form by selecting Tools menu, Custom Controls, and choosing the MicroHelp Gauge Control.
Set the Gauge style property to 1, Vertical Bar.
Place a Horizontal Scroll Bar on the form.
In the change event of the Horizontal Scroll Bar, place the following code.
```
      Gauge1.value = Hscroll1.value
						
```
Execute the Program.
Click and hold the Horizontal Scroll Bar small change arrow. Note that the gauge control flickers as the fill area grows.

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