Q167804: BUG: Source Profiler in Visual C++ Does Not Execute

Article: Q167804
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): 5.0,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbide kbVC500bug kbVC600bug kbGrpDSTools kbNoUpdate
Last Modified: 12-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition, versions 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition, versions 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Learning Edition, version 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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The Source Profiler, provided with Microsoft Visual C++, versions 5.0 and 6.0,
may not execute from the Developer Studio. When attempting to profile, Developer
Studio switches to the Profiler output window but the profiler tools are not
executed and no output is produced.

CAUSE
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This problem occurs because Developer Studio fails to create the correct
environment paths for the spawned process and cannot find the profiler tools
using the current path variables.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this problem:

For Visual C++, version 5.0 on Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Millennium
Edition (Me), add the following directories to the PATH statement in your
Autoexec.bat file:

     PATH=[Developer Studio Path]\SharedIDE\Bin; [Developer Studio
     Path]\VC\Bin

For Visual C++, version 6.0 on Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Millennium
Edition (Me), add the following directories to the PATH statement in your
Autoexec.bat file:

  PATH=[Visual Studio Path]\Common\MSDev98\Bin;[Visual Studio Path]\ 
  VC98\Bin

On Windows NT, execute the System applet in Control Panel and select the
Environment tab. Add the previous directories to the system's PATH environment
variable, not the individual user's PATH variable.

On Windows 2000, execute the System applet in Control Panel, select the Advanced
tab and click Environment Variables button. Add the previous directories the the
System's PATH environment variable.

Finally, verify that these directories are also referenced in the IDE by
following these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click Options.

2. On the Options dialog box, click the Directories tab.

3. Select Executable Files from the Show Directories For list.

4. Look for the appropriate directories in the Directories list.

5. If necessary, add the full path to the Bin directories of Developer Studio
  and Visual C++ (as noted previously). To add to the Directories list, click
  on an blank line and type.

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

Additional query words: prep plist profile VWBIss

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Keywords          : kbide kbVC500bug kbVC600bug kbGrpDSTools kbNoUpdate 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVC500 kbVC600 kbVC32bitSearch kbVC500Search
Version           : :5.0,6.0
Issue type        : kbbug

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