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Q230671: PRB: AV When Saving Workspace with more than 4096 Source/Header

Article: Q230671
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): 6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbide kbVC600bug kbprb kbNoUpdate
Last Modified: 11-JUN-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 a project is opened or created with more than 4096 files, attempting to
save the workspace may result in the following message:

  The instruction at "0x519eccb6" referenced memory at "0x00000000". The memory
  could not be "read".

Viewing a stack trace of this exception shows that the fault occurs in
DevNcb.pkg. The error can occur when you exit the IDE by clicking Exit from the
File menu, or when you close the workspace by clicking Close Workspace from the
File menu.

RESOLUTION
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Following are some possible workarounds:

- If the workspace contains multiple projects, you may be able to work around
  the problem by breaking projects into separate workspaces.

  -or-

- If the workspace contains a project with many files, you may be able to work
  around the problem by combining some of your source files into fewer larger
  files, or separate static libraries.

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.

Additional query words:

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

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