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BUG: Compile Error When Using Document.Write in DHTML App

Article ID: 190049

Article Last Modified on 4/18/2003

Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Edition
Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Enterprise Edition

This article was previously published under Q190049

SYMPTOMS

When you are using Document.Write in a DHTML application you receive the following error:

Compile error: Function or interface marked as restricted, or the function uses an Automation type not supported in Visual Basic.

RESOLUTION

Change the value of the innerText property of a tag instead of using the Document.Write.

For example, HTML for the element:

   <H3 ID=Subhead1></H3>

Replacement code in Page Designer:

   Subhead1.innerText="Heading One"

STATUS

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

REFERENCES

On the MSDN site at the following location there is more detailed information about innerText.

Visual Basic Documentation\Using Visual Basic\Component Tools Guide\ Building Internet Applications\Developing DHTML applications\Writing code using Dynamic HTML\Handling Text in the page designer

Please see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article for more information on the DHTML Page Designer:

190249 INFO: VB 6.0 Readme Part 9: DHTML Page Designer Issues

Keywords: kbbug kbpagedesigner KB190049