FIX: GetSetting Function Is Leaking Handles
Article ID: 171842
Article Last Modified on 12/10/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Control Creation Edition
- Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Learning Edition
- Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Enterprise Edition
This article was previously published under Q171842
SYMPTOMS
The GetSetting function leaks one handle per use of the function.
CAUSE
The GetSetting function was not calling RegClose on the key that it was
opening. This caused the key to be left open each time the function was
called.
RESOLUTION
Install Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2 (SP2) or use the registry API
functions from the article in the REFERENCES section below.
This problem does not occur on Windows 2000.
STATUS
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:
170365
: 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:
171554
: INFO: Visual Basic 5.0 Fixes in Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2
REFERENCES
For more information on the Registry API functions, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
145679
: HOWTO: Use the Registry API to Save and Retrieve Setting
Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbregistry kbvbp500fix KB171842