I have a VB project that sometimes gives me an error message when I try to run the project - "Visual Basic encountered a problem and needs to close......". Sometimes the project runs without crushing. It is a database project with Oracle at the backend. Does someone know the solution of this problem.

Thanks

Just from this information, it is difficult to say anything.
I can make only some guesses.

Is it a GPF (General protection failure) error ? If yes, it may be caused by one or more of the following problems.

1) Low memory. The codes may not be optimised.

2) Some third party components may be causing the problem. You will have to remove components one by one and test. It will take long time.

3) Windows may need a re-installation. Please try to install it on a new m/c with fresh windows installation.

In addition to the previous suggestions (I will NOT go on reinstalling Windows...)
when projects get bigger and bigger, use many external libraries and a lot of memory, VB tends to loose its focus :) especially if you press the Stop button in the debugger (that kills the app without closing any allocates resources.) Let's not forget that VB is a Windows application like any others.
Save and restart VB often.
Open the vbp file in notepead and check if all references are correct.
Marco

In addition I might add, make sure to set all objects to nothing before exiting the function (public objects before exiting the program). Make sure you have propper error handling in all functions (I have seen errors that snowballed into causing such an issue). You might also consider putting in a trace log (with a switch to shut it off, so it doesn't run at all times). This will allow you to track where the code is dying.

Yehuda

can i add some more behavior that cause this???
if you do an invalid call to an api ( like passing a string that is not set to the correct len)
or if you have a damaged .frx

HTH

Gonzalo