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Q313631: BUG: Debugger Does Not Expand Variable Of C Structure Type

Article: Q313631
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): 6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbHOWTOmaster
Last Modified: 16-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, version 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to expand a C structure in the Variables window of the Visual
C++ 6.0 debugger, the structure may not expand.

CAUSE
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The Visual C++ C compiler emitted incorrect debug information for the structure.

RESOLUTION
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A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but
it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to computers
that are experiencing this specific problem.

NOTE: You must have a Visual Studio license agreement to obtain this fix.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the
fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and
information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World
Wide Web:

  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or
later:

+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Date        | Time  | Version      | Size    | Name   | Platform | 
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| 29-Nov-2001 | 13:41 | 12.00.9429.0 | 682,545 | C1.dll | x86      | 
+------------------------------------------------------------------+



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

MORE INFORMATION
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This only occurs with some structures in the C language. The C++ class types
(struct, class, and union) are not affected.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbHOWTOmaster 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVC600 kbVC32bitSearch
Version           : :6.0
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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