BUG: Cannot Run a Compiled ActiveX DLL From IE
Article ID: 193087
Article Last Modified on 5/13/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Learning Edition
- Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Learning Edition
- Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
This article was previously published under Q193087
SYMPTOMS
Internet Explorer (IE) fails to load an ActiveX DLL that is compiled in
Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 or 6.0.
CAUSE
The Class_Initialize event is not fired correctly.
RESOLUTION
In Visual Basic 6.0, run the DLL project in the Visual Basic IDE
(Integrated Development Environment) before loading it in IE to correct
this problem.
There is no resolution for a Visual Basic 5.0 project.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed
at the beginning of this article.
Keywords: kbbug kbaddin kbwizard kbpending KB193087