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Q122932: FIX: Special Characters in Path May Prevent File Access

Article: Q122932
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): 2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbide kbVC kbVC200bug kbVC400fix kbGrpDSToolskbbuglist kbfixlist
Last Modified: 25-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual C++, version 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Microsoft Visual C++ fails to open files that have .BSC or .RC extensions when
there are special characters (shown below) in the path. The editor will return
to the main window without posting a warning or error.

CAUSE
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The space character and the following characters cause this problem:

  $  %  @  #  !  ^  (  )  {  }  [  ]

All of these characters should work; they are all acceptable.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this problem, avoid using any of the special characters listed
above.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Visual C++,
version 4.0.

REFERENCES
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For information about related problems with NMake, please see the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q121018 BUG: Special Characters in Path Cause NMake Error U1007

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbide kbVC kbVC200bug kbVC400fix kbGrpDSTools kbbuglist kbfixlist
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVC200
Version           : :2.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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