Q43556: Use /Zi to Compile Commands Invoked with "?" Command

Article: Q43556
Product(s): Microsoft Programming Utilities
Version(s): 3.0,3.05,3.06,3.07,3.11,3.14,4.0,4.01,4.05,4.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb16bitonly kbCodeView kbDebug kbVC
Last Modified: 26-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft CodeView for MS-DOS, versions 3.0, 3.11, 3.14, 4.0, 4.01, 4.05, 4.1 
- Microsoft CodeView for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.05, 3.06, 3.07, 4.0, 4.01, 4.1 
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Invoking C functions in CodeView using the "?" command works as
expected as long as the function is contained in a module that was
compiled with /Zi for the CodeView information. However, an attempt to
directly call a function in the C run-time library or in the Windows
application programming interface (API), CodeView returns the error
message "syntax error" or "symbol 'xxxx' not found."

The reason for the error message is that the module containing the
library function is not compiled with the CodeView option /Zi. The
error message does not depend on the fact that the function is in the
library and not in your application. If you use the "?" command to
attempt to call a user-defined function in a module that is compiled
without including CodeView information, CodeView returns the same
error message.

The "?" command is formally referred to in the CodeView Utilities menu
as the Display Expression command.

Additional query words: kbinf 3.00 3.50 4.00 4.10

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Keywords          : kb16bitonly kbCodeView kbDebug kbVC 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbCodeView kbZNotKeyword3 kbCodeView300DOS kbCodeView311DOS kbCodeView314DOS kbCodeView400DOS kbCodeView401DOS kbCodeView405DOS kbCodeView410DOS kbCodeView300 kbCodeView305 kbCodeView306 kbCodeView307 kbCodeView400 kbCodeView401 kbCodeView410
Version           : :3.0,3.05,3.06,3.07,3.11,3.14,4.0,4.01,4.05,4.1

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