Help on debugging general protection error

[Evelyn Ong]

Hi,

I edited the screens of program A recently to produce program X.

However, when I compiled and installed X, certain functions in the program will produce a general protection error, thus terminating the program.

But if I were to install the original program A in the same machine, on top of X, X will work!

I suspect it has to do with the system files. But I'm not a VB person and I have to debug this.

Can someone please help and advise me?
How can I solve the problem?

[rancor]

eh.. You can always use error traps..
Put this code where an error may be. Always use the "On Error..." on the top and don't forget to use Exit Sub in the end of the code because you don't want to execute the msgbox if everything is OK.

Private Sub Form_Load()
    On Error GoTo ErrorHandler
    'the code
    Exit Sub
    
ErrorHandler:
    MsgBox Err.Number & " " & Err.Description, vbCritical
End Sub

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[Aaron Young]

Use a Packaging Wizard, ie. Package & Deployment Wizard in VB6 or Setup Wizard to create the Files you need to install your Application on a new PC, this will make sure you include all files neccessary to run your Application.

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Aaron Young
Analyst Programmer
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[Buzby]

Click on DETAILS when you get the error - this may give you a clue as to what component is causing the problem. You may find that you have removed or changed a control on the form in question and this is causing the problem.
If the problem component is still on the form try deleting it and creating another one (call it the same name as the original and all the events etc will still link to it).
Make sure you note the properties set on the original component first though.


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Mark "Buzby" Beeton
VB Developer
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