Missing control in a .DVB file

Missing control in a .DVB file

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Missing control in a .DVB file

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AutoCAD 2008, Windows XP SP3

We have a .DVB file that has not been altered since March 2009, and last used successfully in or about May 2010.

 

A user goes to run it today and error messages appear. Further investigation reveals code that is trying to modify a control that doesn't exist - or at least it doesn't exist today. There is a missing grid of some sort (Flexgrid?), and of course the code stops because it can't execute a method on a control that is not there.

 

The author of this code is not available, and there are no missing "references".

We have tested this VBA app (and failed) on multiple machines, even some machines that have been sitting, out of service for a couple of months. I suspect whatever .ocx file that created this control was removed or replaced during an install of something or during a windows update?

 

Any thoughts? Any way to figure out from this .dvb file what is missing so we can look at rebuilding it?

 

(Yes, we know about the status of VBA as a development tool - but we need this application ASAP to finish a job)

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If anyone is interested....

 

We set up a machine with vanilla XP SP2, did not allow it to run Windows update, and then proceded with the same test and the VBA code works fine. So there is something being pushed out with a windows update that is killing the MSFLXGRD.OCX control.

 

This discussion seems to help support that theory:

http://forums.techarena.in/windows-update/1121231.htm

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