FIX: Debugger Can't Debug Project That Has Spaces in Path Name

The information in this article applies to:

• Visual Workbench Integrated Debugger, included with Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Edition, version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

Visual Workbench generates the following message box when you debug an application on a drive that uses a file format that supports long filenames (such as NTFS and VFAT) when a directory name in the executable's full path contains a space:

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        |            Microsoft Visual C++                |
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        |  The executable 'xxxxxxx' could not be opened  |
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        |                     OK                         |
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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was fixed in Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Edition, version 4.0.

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Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. Create a directory called 'my dir' (without the quotation marks)

2. Open Visual C++.

3. Create a simple console application and save the source file in the 'my dir' directory.

4. Build the application.

5. Press the F8 kay to begin debugging the application. Visual Workbench generates a message box containing the error "The executable 'C:\my' could not be opened."