BUG: F4 to Go to Error/Tag Doesn't Always Open Source File

ID: Q140573

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

Some project configurations may cause the Go To Error/Tag functionality in the Developer Studio to fail when you double-click (or press F4) the compile results in the output window.


CAUSE

A subproject or main project that refers to an Include file in a directory outside of the default directory may exhibit this behavior. For example, a workspace with the following directory structure will produce the problem if a compiler error is generated in MyIncludeFile.h. The subproject source files are in the directory . 


\Subproject./>
\toplevel
    .\subproject
    .\include
The .\Include directory contains files that the project source file references with this syntax: 

   #include "MyIncludeFile.h"
The build settings for the compiler preprocessor for the project has its Additional Include Directories field set to: 

   .\Include


RESOLUTION

Either put the Include files in the .\Subproject directory, or give the complete path name in the compiler preprocessor's Additional Include Directories field: 


   <drive>:\toplevel\include


STATUS

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

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Keywords          : kbide kbVC kbVC400bug kbVC410bug kbVC420bug kbVC500bug kbVC600bug kbGrpDSTools 
Version           : winnt:4.0,4.1,4.2,5.0,6.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: May 28, 1999