FIX: ZOrder and Aligned Controls (143404)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Basic Standard Edition, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition, 16-bit, for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 16-bit, for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0
This article was previously published under Q143404

SYMPTOMS

Placing a control such as a command button on top of an aligned OCX control at design time will cause the Command button to fall to the bottom of the ZOrder at run time and become invisible.

RESOLUTION

Invoke the ZOrder method of the Command button in Form_Load event as in the sample code below: 
   Private Sub Form_Load()
       Command1.ZOrder 0
   End Sub

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 Basic 5.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

  1. Start Visual Basic or from the File menu, choose New Project (ALT, F, N).
  2. Add a Toolbar to Form1.
  3. Add a Command button on top of the Toolbar1.
  4. Run the Program. Note that the Command button disappears.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/23/2005
Keywords:kbbug kbfix KB143404
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