BUG: Visual Basic .NET or Visual Basic 2005 QuickStart TestClient.exe sample hangs on Windows NT 4.0 (309549)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (2002)
- Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (2003)
- Microsoft .NET Framework
- Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition
This article was previously published under Q309549 SYMPTOMS When you run the Visual Basic .NET or Visual Basic 2005 QuickStart
TestClient.exe sample on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, the sample stops responding
(hangs) before the page is loaded in Microsoft Internet Explorer. The
TestClient.exe sample is located in the following folder:
..\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\
FrameworkSDK\Samples\QuickStart\Howto\Samples\Interop\Testclient_2\VB
Note In Visual Studio 2005, the TestClient.exe sample is located in the following folder: ..:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\SDK\v2.0\QuickStart\howto\samples\interop\testclient_2\vb CAUSE This problem occurs because the Console.Readline method does not pump messages on Windows NT 4.0 because of the
operating system implementation. RESOLUTION To resolve this problem, follow these steps:
- In TestClient.vb, locate the following line of code:
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
and insert the following code after this line:
Imports System.Threading
- In TestClient.vb, locate the following code
webBrowser.GoHome()
and insert the following code after this line:
Thread.CurrentThread.Join()
- In TestClient.vb, remove the following section of code:
Console.WriteLine("Press Enter to quit")
Dim s As String = Console.ReadLine
Do While s <> ""
s = Console.ReadLine
Loop
- If you have the project open in Microsoft Visual Studio
.NET or Visual Studio 2005, on the Build menu, click Rebuild All.
Alternately, you can follow these steps to use Make
files to rebuild the project:
- From the Visual Studio .NET or from the Visual Studio 2005 command prompt, run the
nmake command to rebuild the TestClient.vb file in the
..\Testclient_2\VB directory.
- Run TestClient.exe to run the sample.
- To stop running the sample, close the browser window
manually, and press the CTRL+C key combination to free the command
window.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 3/11/2006 |
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