Q241852: PRB: ERR C2535 When Compiling ATL Project with VC++ 6.0

Article: Q241852
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): 3.0,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbCOMt kbVC600 kbATL300 kbDSupport kbGrpDSMFCATL
Last Modified: 13-JUN-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- The Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL) 3.0, included with:
   - 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 
   - Microsoft Visual C++.NET (2002) 
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SYMPTOMS
========

You may get compiler error C2535 on a class developed in Active Template Library
(ATL) when compiled in ATL version 3.0. In previous versions of ATL, a compiler
error was not generated for the same class. For example, if your class looks
like the following, you will get the error with Visual C++ version 6.0.

  //CCOMTest
  class CCOMTest : public CComObjectRootEx<CComMultiThreadModel>
  {
  public:
      // Constructor, Destructor
      CCOMTest() {};
      ~CCOMTest() {};
      
      // Interface Map
      BEGIN_COM_MAP(CCOMTest)
      END_COM_MAP()

      DECLARE_NO_REGISTRY()
          
      // IUnknown methods
      STDMETHODIMP QueryInterface(REFIID piid, void **ppv);
      STDMETHODIMP_(ULONG) AddRef(void);
      STDMETHODIMP_(ULONG) Release(void);

   private:
      LONG   mlRef;         //Reference count
  };

CAUSE
=====

The implementation of END_COM_MAP between Visual C++ version 5.0 and Visual C++
version 6.0 has changed. In Visual C++ 5.0, END_COM_MAP was defined as the
following:

  #ifdef _ATL_DEBUG_QI
  #define END_COM_MAP()   {NULL, 0, 0}};	return &_entries[1];}
  #else
  #define END_COM_MAP()   {NULL, 0, 0}};	return _entries;}
  #endif // _ATL_DEBUG_QI

In Visual C++ 6.0, it is defined as this:

  #define END_COM_MAP() {NULL, 0, 0}}; 
  return _entries;} 	
  virtual ULONG STDMETHODCALLTYPE AddRef( void) = 0; 	
  virtual ULONG STDMETHODCALLTYPE Release( void) = 0; 	
  STDMETHOD(QueryInterface)(REFIID, void**) = 0;
  #endif // _ATL_DEBUG

RESOLUTION
==========

In Visual C++ version 6.0, you can comment out the IUnknown methods that were
implemented or add something like the following code sample:

  #ifdef _ATL_DEBUG
  #define END_MY_COM_MAP() {NULL, 0, 0}}; return &_entries[1];} 
  #else
  #define END_MY_COM_MAP() {NULL, 0, 0}}; return _entries;} 
  #endif // _ATL_DEBUG

  // CCOMTest
  class CCOMTest: public CComObjectRootEx<CComMultiThreadModel>
  {
  public:

      // Constructor, Destructor
      CCOMTest() {};
      ~CCOMTest() {};

      // Interface Map
      BEGIN_COM_MAP(CCOMTest)
      END_MY_COM_MAP()

      DECLARE_NO_REGISTRY()
          
      // IUnknown methods
      STDMETHODIMP QueryInterface(REFIID piid, void **ppv);
      STDMETHODIMP_(ULONG) AddRef(void);
      STDMETHODIMP_(ULONG) Release(void);

  private:
      LONG   mlRef;     //Reference count
  };

STATUS
======

This behavior is by design.

Additional query words: C4661

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Keywords          : kbCOMt kbVC600 kbATL300 kbDSupport kbGrpDSMFCATL 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbAudDeveloper kbATLsearch kbVCNET
Version           : :3.0,6.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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