VB6: Runtime error "6": Overflow
I am learning AS level computing in England and the language we use is VB6.
I am working on an assignment that should be completed on 12/18/2014.
The project is intended for a hypothetical situation where a running club needs software to do the following: - Add members - View members - Edit member information - Find members - Remove members - Add training information for members - View training information - Compare training information - Automatically choose a group of runners based on the number of hours trained for
Here's my code for the problem:
Option Explicit
Private Sub CmdExitFromSelectTeam_Click()
Unload Me
End Sub
Private Sub SelectTeam()
Dim TrainingChannel As Integer
Dim Training As TrainingRecord
Dim MemberChannel As Integer
Dim Member As MemberRecord
Dim MemberRecordPointer As Integer
Dim TotalHoursTrained As Single
Dim TrainingRecordPointer As Integer
Dim FoundAtLeastOneRecord
FoundAtLeastOneRecord = False
MemberChannel = FreeFile
Open MemberFile For Random As MemberChannel Len = MemberLength
MemberRecordPointer = 1
Get MemberChannel, MemberRecordPointer, Member
Do While Not EOF(MemberChannel)
TotalHoursTrained = 0
TrainingRecordPointer = 1
TrainingChannel = FreeFile
Open TrainingFile For Random As TrainingChannel Len = TrainingLength
Get TrainingChannel, MemberRecordPointer, Training
Do While Not EOF(TrainingChannel)
If Member.ID = Training.MemberID Then
TotalHoursTrained = Round(TotalHoursTrained, 1) + Round(Training.TimeTaken, 1)
End If
TrainingRecordPointer = TrainingRecordPointer + 1 (*)
Get TrainingChannel, MemberRecordPointer, Training
Loop
Close TrainingChannel
LstTeamSelectDisplayTeam.AddItem TotalHoursTrained, 1
LstTeamSelectDisplayTeam.AddItem Member.ID, 2
LstTeamSelectDisplayTeam.AddItem Member.Forename, 3
LstTeamSelectDisplayTeam.AddItem Member.Surname, 4
MemberRecordPointer = MemberRecordPointer + 1
Get MemberChannel, MemberRecordPointer, Member
Loop
Close MemberChannel
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Load()
SelectTeam
End Sub
When this form (FrmSelectTeam.frm) is loaded at runtime, the line: marked with (*) is highlighted as a debug line.
I have no idea what the problem is and I will be grateful for all the help I can get, so thanks in advance !!!
James
Okay, thanks for your feedback, but really the reason (believe it or not) was a simple human error; I put "Get TrainingChannel, MemberRecordPointer, Training" instead of "Get TrainingChannel, TrainingRecordPointer, Training"
It's so annoying that something simple that could cause such a big problem.
But thanks again!
In VB6, the maximum value for the Integer data type is 32767. You seem to have exceeded this limit in the expression (*). You can change it to a 32-bit integer by declaring it long:
Dim TrainingRecordPointer As Long
@xpda is almost certainly correct.
One handy debugging trick for such an error is to modify the code slightly, as shown below:
Open MemberFile For Random As MemberChannel Len = MemberLength
MemberRecordPointer = 1
Get MemberChannel, MemberRecordPointer, Member
Do While Not EOF(MemberChannel)
TotalHoursTrained = 0
TrainingRecordPointer = 1
TrainingChannel = FreeFile
Open TrainingFile For Random As TrainingChannel Len = TrainingLength
Get TrainingChannel, MemberRecordPointer, Training
Do While Not EOF(TrainingChannel)
If Member.ID = Training.MemberID Then
TotalHoursTrained = Round(TotalHoursTrained, 1) + Round(Training.TimeTaken, 1)
End If
If TrainingRecordPointer > 32750 Then
Debug.Print TrainingRecordPointer
End If
TrainingRecordPointer = TrainingRecordPointer + 1
Get TrainingChannel, MemberRecordPointer, Training
Loop
Close TrainingChannel
LstTeamSelectDisplayTeam.AddItem TotalHoursTrained, 1
LstTeamSelectDisplayTeam.AddItem Member.ID, 2
LstTeamSelectDisplayTeam.AddItem Member.Forename, 3
LstTeamSelectDisplayTeam.AddItem Member.Surname, 4
MemberRecordPointer = MemberRecordPointer + 1
Get MemberChannel, MemberRecordPointer, Member
Loop
Close MemberChannel
Alternatively, you can put a breakpoint in the added If-Then and execute with the debugger.