## BUG: $(TARGET) Doesn't Bring Up Single-Source EXE in CodeView

Q116287

    1.00 1.50
    WINDOWS
    kbtool kbbuglist

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    The information in this article applies to:

     - The Visual Workbench, included with:
       Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows, versions 1.0 and 1.5
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    SYMPTOMS
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    The Visual Workbench is able to invoke CodeView for both MS-DOS and Windows
    from the Tools menu. One of the command-line arguments for either version
    of CodeView, as seen from the Tools dialog box you get from the Options
    menu, is "$(TARGET)".

    $(TARGET) represents the executable target file in cases where a project is
    currently loaded in Visual Workbench. However, if a project is not loaded
    in Visual Workbench when CodeView is invoked, CodeView does not
    automatically load the target executable file. Instead, a dialog box
    appears, asking for the executable file to be loaded. This can occur when
    you build MS-DOS or QuickWin targets from a single source file.

    RESOLUTION
    ==========

    From the dialog box presented by CodeView, select the executable file
    you want to debug and begin debugging.

    STATUS
    ======

    Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products
    listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this
    problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge
    Base as it becomes available.

    MORE INFORMATION
    ================

    To reproduce the problem, do the following steps:

    1. Create a single-source MS-DOS application ("Hello World").

    2. Build the source file as a debug MS-DOS executable file without creating
       or loading a project in Visual Workbench.

    3. When the build is completed, start CodeView for MS-DOS by choosing the
       "CodeView for MS-DOS" option from the Tools menu.

    When CodeView starts, a dialog box appears, asking for the name of the
    executable file. This does not occur if a project has been created and
    loaded for the source file.

    Additional reference words: 1.00 1.50
    KBCategory: kbtool kbbuglist
    KBSubcategory: VwbIss

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