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Q139075: BUG: MF4024/MF1005 Generated for Serial Communication Settings

Article: Q139075
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): 2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 03-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual C++, Macintosh Cross-Development Addon, version 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When using serial communications to transfer or debug code between a PC and a
Macintosh, you may see this error:

  warning MF4024: communications settings incomplete fatal error MF1005: comm
  initialization failed

CAUSE
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MFILE expects both the Macintosh zone and Macintosh name parameter defined even
when using the serial line to communicate.

RESOLUTION
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Enter the Macintosh AppleTalk zone and the Macintosh name under the Macintosh
Network (AppleTalk) Settings dialog box. To find it, on the Tools menu, click
Options, and then click the Debug tab. Click Connection, and then click Settings
under the Macintosh Platform/Network. Then click (AppleTalk) Connection.

If you do not have an AppleTalk zone or a Macintosh name, enter an imaginary
name. Be sure to select the Serial Connection before closing the Connection
dialog box.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post new
information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
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MFILE is a Windows NT utility shipped with the Macintosh edition of Visual C++
2.0. It is used to communicate between a Macintosh and a Windows NT system for
basic file transfer and control operations. It is invoked by the IDE (Integrated
Development Environment) when the executable for a Macintosh target is built for
transferring the executable to the Macintosh. It can be invoked manually through
the MS-DOS prompt as well. The communication settings are obtained from the
Registry, which is set through the IDE Connection Dialog box (see the
"Resolution" section of this article).

If the Macintosh zone and name are not specified through the IDE Connection
dialog box, you can specify them using the /Z and /N parameters, as in this
example:

  mfile copy /z MyZone /n MacName ":MyHD:MyFolder:MyMacFile" MyPCFile

REFERENCES
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Appendix E: MFILE Technical Reference of the 68K Programmer's Guide.

Additional query words: mac

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbAudDeveloper kbVCXDev200Mac
Version           : 2.0
Issue type        : kbbug

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