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Q170171: PRB: DUMPBIN Displays Cumulative Data for Multiple Arguments

Article: Q170171
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): 2.0,2.1,2.2,4.0,4.0a,4.1,4.2,4.2b,5.0,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbVC200 kbVC210 kbVC220 kbVC400 kbVC410 kbVC420 kbVC500 kbVC600
Last Modified: 13-JUN-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual C++, versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 4.0, 4.0a, 4.1 
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition, versions 4.2, 4.2b, 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition, versions 4.2, 4.2b, 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Learning Edition, version 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual C++.NET (2002) 
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SYMPTOMS
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DUMPBIN.EXE combines output data when more than one file is passed in as command
line arguments. For example:

  dumpbin myfile.exe myfile.dll

will show summary data for both files, rather than for each individual file.

RESOLUTION
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To prevent the combination of data, execute DUMPBIN on one file at a time.

STATUS
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This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION
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To illustrate this problem, we're using two of the Source Profiler binaries,
PREP.EXE and PROFILE.DLL.

The output from "dumpbin prep.exe" (without the quotes):

Dump of file prep.exe

  File Type: EXECUTABLE IMAGE

     Summary

       6000 .data
       1000 .idata
       1000 .rdata
       4000 .rsrc
       D000 .text

Now, the output from "dumpbin profile.dll":

Dump of file profile.dll

  File Type: DLL

     Summary

       B000 .data
       1000 .idata
       2000 .rdata
       2000 .reloc
       3000 .rsrc
      10000 .text

And finally, the output from "dumpbin prep.exe profile.dll":

Dump of file prep.exe

  File Type: EXECUTABLE IMAGE
  ?
  Dump of file profile.dll

  File Type: DLL

     Summary

      11000 .data
       2000 .idata
       3000 .rdata
       2000 .reloc
       7000 .rsrc
      1D000 .text

Notice that each of the segment categories listed in the DUMPBIN output for both
files is the sum of each individual file.

Additional query words: kbVC400bug kbDSupport

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Keywords          : kbVC200 kbVC210 kbVC220 kbVC400 kbVC410 kbVC420 kbVC500 kbVC600 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbVC400 kbAudDeveloper kbVC220 kbVC410 kbVC420 kbVC500 kbVC600 kbVC200 kbVC210 kbVC32bitSearch kbVC400a kbVC420b kbVCNET kbVC500Search
Version           : :2.0,2.1,2.2,4.0,4.0a,4.1,4.2,4.2b,5.0,6.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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