Files Created By Visual C++ Tools

 Last reviewed: July 22, 1997
Article ID: Q124790
1.00 1.50 1.51 WINDOWS kbtool

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.5, and 1.51

When developing Visual C++ applications from the command line or using the Visual Workbench, various tools create files for their own use or for the use of other tools. A project may not have all the files described below.

The following files can be safely deleted and easily re-created: 

   .BSC   Contains information for the Source Browser.
   .SBR   Contains information for the Source Browser.
   .PCH   Contains precompiled header information.
   .VCW   Status file used by the Visual Workbench.
   .WSP   Workspace file for a project.
   .APS   Contains information used by App Studio.
   .CLW   Contains information used by ClassWizard.
   .PDB   A program database file used to store debugging information.
NOTE: To re-create the files from the Visual Workbench, choose Rebuild All from the Project menu.

The following files can be safely deleted under certain conditions: 

   .OBJ             Delete only if source files are part of the project.
   .EXE/.COM/.DLL   Delete only if these are your final output files.
NOTE: Do not delete STDAFX.CPP and STDAFX.H. These files are only generated by AppWizard when the application is first created

Additional reference words: kbinf 1.00 1.50
KBCategory: kbtool
KBSubcategory: TlsMisc
Keywords : kb16bitonly

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Last reviewed: July 22, 1997
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