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FIX: Error Opening .Bsc File from MRU List

Article ID: 138693

Article Last Modified on 12/8/2003

Microsoft Visual C++ 4.2 Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0 Professional Edition
Microsoft Visual C++ 4.1 Subscription
Microsoft Visual C++ 4.2 Professional Edition
Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 Learning Edition
Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 Learning Edition

This article was previously published under Q138693

SYMPTOMS

Attempting to open a browser database (.bsc) file from Developer Studio's Most Recently Used (MRU) list under the File menu, may result in an error similar to this:

c:\myapp\debug\myapp.bsc
The file is binary and cannot be read.

This occurs only when the .bsc file was not previously opened by clicking Open on the File menu since the Developer Studio was restarted.

RESOLUTION

Open the .bsc file by clicking Open on the File menu.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Visual C++, version 5.0.

Visual C++ 5.0 does not automatically load .bsc files, so they do not appear in the Recent Files List unless they are specifically loaded as binary files. Visual C++ 5.0 remembers the .bsc file's binary state when it is loaded from the Recent Files List. No error is generated.

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Steps to Reproduce Problem

In the Developer Studio, open any .bsc file by clicking Open on the File menu.
Close the Developer Studio.
Restart the Developer Studio.
Select the previously opened .bsc file from the Most Recently Used files list. The error occurs.

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