FIX: Unable to View Contents of Local Arrays on Windows NT 3.5

ID: Q128211

1.50 1.51 WINDOWS kbtool kbfixlist kbbuglist

The information in this article applies to:

• The Visual Workbench Integrated Debugger, included with: Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows, versions 1.5, 1.51

SYMPTOMS

Using the Visual Workbench Integrated Debugger from Visual C++ version 1.5 or 1.51 under Windows NT version 3.5, you cannot view the contents of local arrays in either the Locals window or the Watch window. When the arrays are expanded, you get the following error message from the debugger:

   CXX0030 : error : expression cannot be evaluated.

RESOLUTION

Use any one of the following suggestions to work around this problem:

• Use a global array instead of a local array.

  -or-

• Use the Windows API OutputDebugString() to dump the array contents.

  -or-

• Run Visual C++ from Windows or Windows for Workgrounps.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Visual C++ version 1.52 for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

The following sample code can be used to reproduce the problem. The sample code should be built as a QuickWin application in debug mode.

Sample Code

/* Compile options needed: /Zi
*/ 

#include <stdio.h>

void function()

   char array1[1][5] = {"test"};

void main()

   function();

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Version           : 1.50 1.51
Platform          : WINDOWS
Solution Type     : kbfix

Last Reviewed: September 22, 1997