Q193477: FIX: Developer Studio Exits When Creating a Derived Class

Article: Q193477
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): 6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbEditor kbide kbVC600bug kbDevStudio kbGrpDSTools kbNoUpdate
Last Modified: 10-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition, version 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition, version 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Learning Edition, version 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When creating a derived C++ class, Developer Studio exits with no warning or
error message.

CAUSE
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A global variable of that class was declared before the derived C++ class was
defined.

RESOLUTION
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Always define the class first before declaring global variables from that class.

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++ .NET.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Open a C++ project in Developer Studio.

2. In one of the source files, declare the following global variable:

        CDerivedTest g_Test;

3. Position the cursor above this declaration, and begin defining the
  CDerivedTest class as follows:

        class CDerivedTest : public CBaseTest

RESULTS: Before finishing the first line of the class definition, Developer
Studio will exit without warning.

In this example, writing the CDerivedTest class definition first avoids the
problem.

REFERENCES
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For additional information, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q153284 INFO: Limitations of IntelliSense in Visual C++ 6.0

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbEditor kbide kbVC600bug kbDevStudio kbGrpDSTools kbNoUpdate 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVC600 kbVC32bitSearch
Version           : :6.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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