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Re: Strange Win 7 behavior using ComDlg32.OCX

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"Mike Williams" <Mike@WhiskyAndCoke.com> wrote:

>"-mhd" <not_real@invalid.com> wrote in message 
>news:7uf74813tpaeqrtk9ujae8gd191sbbnvmt@4ax.com...
>> I had been using the API method sample code from Randy Birch's
>> http://vbnet.mvps.org/ when I initially got the bug reports and decided
>> to switch to the common dialog ocx in case I wasn't implementing the
>> API method properly. Same result - same people with the original
>> problem.
>
>Both the API method and the common dialog method work under Win7 here, but 
>that's when using them in a standard VB6 project and not as an addin for 
>Outlook. Have you tried creating a simple quick stand alone VB project which 
>does nothing other than pop up the font dialog (perhaps using the API 
>method) and which has no error checking and send it to your own users who 
>have the problem and ask them to run it for you as a simple test. At least 
>then you'll have an idea as to whether it is an Outlook problem or not.
>
>Alternatively, how about sending a new version of your DLL (purely for test 
>purposes) to the users with the problem, one in which you create a simple 
>font dialog yourself in code and populate the list using EnumFontFamiliesEx, 
>just to see if it works okay. Check it first at your own end of course.
>
>Mike
>
>

I have emailed my client who is working with me and offered him a test stand
alone project and am awaiting a reply.

-mike

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Strange Win 7 behavior using ComDlg32.OCX -mhd <not_real@invalid.com> - 2012-09-02 16:34 -0400
  Re: Strange Win 7 behavior using ComDlg32.OCX "CoderX" <coder@x.com> - 2012-09-02 19:00 -0400
    Re: Strange Win 7 behavior using ComDlg32.OCX -mhd <not_real@invalid.com> - 2012-09-02 20:16 -0400
      Re: Strange Win 7 behavior using ComDlg32.OCX "Eduardo" <mm@mm.com> - 2012-09-03 08:44 -0300
        Re: Strange Win 7 behavior using ComDlg32.OCX -mhd <not_real@invalid.com> - 2012-09-04 21:00 -0400
          Re: Strange Win 7 behavior using ComDlg32.OCX Karl E. Peterson <karl@exmvps.org> - 2012-09-05 14:29 -0700
            Re: Strange Win 7 behavior using ComDlg32.OCX -mhd <not_real@invalid.com> - 2012-09-05 18:41 -0400
              Re: Strange Win 7 behavior using ComDlg32.OCX Karl E. Peterson <karl@exmvps.org> - 2012-09-05 16:15 -0700
                Re: Strange Win 7 behavior using ComDlg32.OCX -mhd <not_real@invalid.com> - 2012-09-05 21:33 -0400
  Re: Strange Win 7 behavior using ComDlg32.OCX "Mayayana" <mayayana@invalid.nospam> - 2012-09-03 08:50 -0400
    Re: Strange Win 7 behavior using ComDlg32.OCX -mhd <not_real@invalid.com> - 2012-09-04 20:50 -0400
      Re: Strange Win 7 behavior using ComDlg32.OCX "Mayayana" <mayayana@invalid.nospam> - 2012-09-04 22:29 -0400
        Re: Strange Win 7 behavior using ComDlg32.OCX -mhd <not_real@invalid.com> - 2012-09-05 00:02 -0400
  Re: Strange Win 7 behavior using ComDlg32.OCX "Mike Williams" <Mike@WhiskyAndCoke.com> - 2012-09-05 11:05 +0100
    Re: Strange Win 7 behavior using ComDlg32.OCX Karl E. Peterson <karl@exmvps.org> - 2012-09-05 14:24 -0700
    Re: Strange Win 7 behavior using ComDlg32.OCX -mhd <not_real@invalid.com> - 2012-09-05 18:36 -0400
    Re: Strange Win 7 behavior using ComDlg32.OCX -mhd <not_real@invalid.com> - 2012-09-13 12:12 -0400
      Re: Strange Win 7 behavior using ComDlg32.OCX -mhd <not_real@invalid.com> - 2012-09-13 14:50 -0400
        Re: Strange Win 7 behavior using ComDlg32.OCX justineclin@gmail.com - 2015-01-08 14:22 -0800
          Re: Strange Win 7 behavior using ComDlg32.OCX "Mayayana" <mayayana@invalid.nospam> - 2015-01-08 18:20 -0500

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