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BUG: Error with Std EXE Converted from ActiveX Control Project

Article ID: 197305

Article Last Modified on 11/18/2003

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 Q197305

SYMPTOMS

If you convert an ActiveX control project to a Standard EXE project when the RequireLicenseKey flag is set, the following error message appears when you run it as a compiled EXE:

System Error &H80004002: No such interface supported.

CAUSE

The RequireLicenseKey flag is still present and set.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, do one of the following:

Turn it back into an ActiveX control project, open the Project Properties dialog box, clear the Require License Key option, and turn the project back into a Standard EXE project.
Open the .vbp file, and remove the RequireLicenseKey flag.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Open a New ActiveX control project. UserControl1 is created by default.
From the Project Menu, click Project Properties, select the Require License Key option, and click OK.
Again, from the Project Menu, click Project Properties and click Standard EXE in the Project Type list box. Notice that the Require License Key option is cleared. Click OK.
Click OK on the error message that appears.
Close the UserControl designer.
From the Project menu, add a new Form to the project and place the UserControl on the Form.
From the File Menu, click Make <ProjectName>.EXE to compile the project.
Run the .exe.

RESULT: The following error occurs:

System Error &H80004002: No such interface supported.

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