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Q140573: FIX: F4 to Go to Error/Tag Doesn’t Always Open Source File

Article: Q140573
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): 4.0,4.1,4.2,5.0,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbide kbVC kbVC400bug kbVC410bug kbVC420bug kbVC500bug kbVC600bug kbGrpDSTools kbNoUpda
Last Modified: 12-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual C++, versions 4.0, 4.1 
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition, versions 4.2, 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition, versions 4.2, 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Learning Edition, version 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
========

Some project configurations may cause the Go To Error/Tag functionality in the
Developer Studio to fail when you double-click (or press F4) the compile results
in the output window.

CAUSE
=====

A subproject or main project that refers to an Include file in a directory
outside of the default directory may exhibit this behavior. For example, a
workspace with the following directory structure will produce the problem if a
compiler error is generated in MyIncludeFile.h. The subproject source files are
in the directory .

\Subproject./>
\toplevel
   .\subproject
   .\include

The .\Include directory contains files that the project source file references
with this syntax:

     #include "MyIncludeFile.h"

The build settings for the compiler preprocessor for the project has its
Additional Include Directories field set to:

  .\Include

RESOLUTION
==========

Either put the Include files in the .\Subproject directory, or give the complete
path name in the compiler preprocessor's Additional Include Directories field:

  <drive>:\toplevel\include

STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article.

This problem was corrected in Visual C++ 6.0 Service Pack 5.


Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbide kbVC kbVC400bug kbVC410bug kbVC420bug kbVC500bug kbVC600bug kbGrpDSTools kbNoUpdate 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbVC400 kbAudDeveloper kbVC410 kbVC420 kbVC500 kbVC600 kbVC32bitSearch kbVC500Search
Version           : :4.0,4.1,4.2,5.0,6.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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