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Q92489: FIX: CodeView Quick Watch of Variable Name Gives CAN0017 Error

Article: Q92489
Product(s): Microsoft Programming Utilities
Version(s): 4.0,4.01
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb16bitonly
Last Modified: 26-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft CodeView for MS-DOS, versions 4.0, 4.01 
- Microsoft CodeView for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.01 
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SYMPTOMS
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In versions 4.0 and 4.01 of Microsoft CodeView, requesting a Quick Watch on a
variable that includes one or more underscore characters in its name fails with
one of the following error messages:

  CAN0017 Error: symbol not found

  CXX0017 Error: symbol not found

This happens with either the SHIFT+F9 key combination or by selecting Quick Watch
from the Data menu. This problem also occurs with other keystrokes that require
CodeView to parse a string (containing underscore characters) at the current
cursor location, such as F1 and Ctrl-W (Add Watch).

RESOLUTION
==========

To avoid this behavior, select the entire variable name before requesting a
Quick Watch. Another technique is to request a Quick Watch with the "??
<variable name>" command in the Command window.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in CodeView versions 4.0, 4.01, and
4.02. This problem was corrected in CodeView version 4.05.

Additional query words: 4.00

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Keywords          : kb16bitonly 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbCodeView kbZNotKeyword3 kbCodeView400DOS kbCodeView401DOS kbCodeView400 kbCodeView401
Version           : :4.0,4.01
Solution Type     : kbfix

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