FIX: "Out of Date" Message When Executing/Debugging a Project

ID: Q158223

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual J++, version 1.0

SYMPTOMS

When creating an empty project for the use of debugging/executing applets especially URLs, the following message always appears:

   One or more files are out of date or do not exist. Would you like to
   build them.

WORKAROUND

To workaround this problem, you can put a dummy .java file with a valid Java class in the project so that the build system has something to build and thus be up to date when the user executes or debugs a URL.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem has been fixed in Visual J++ 1.1.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Create an empty Java Workspace.

2. On the Build menu, click Settings. On the Debug tab, select the Browser

   category, specify the URL of a Web page that contains an applet in the
   HTML Page field.

3. Enter the class name the .html page loads in the Class for

   debugging/executing field under the General category.

4. Execute or Debug the Web page.

A dialog box appears with the following message:

   One or more files are out of date or do not exist. Would you like to
   build them.

REFERENCES

For the latest Knowledge Base articles and other support information on Visual J++ and the SDK for Java, see the following page on the Microsoft Technical Support site:

   http://support.microsoft.com/support/visualj/ 
   http://support.microsoft.com/support/java/

Keywords          : kbtool kbCommandLine kbDebug kbide kbVJ 
Version           : 1.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

Last Reviewed: January 31, 1998