Microsoft KB Archive/149156

= BUG: Common Blocks Cannot Be Viewed in the Watch Window =

PSS ID Number: 149156

Article Last Modified on 11/6/1999

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Fortran PowerStation for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0

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This article was previously published under Q149156



SYMPTOMS
Attempting to view a common block in either the watch or quickwatch window fails. When you type in the common block name in either window, the following message is returned in the corresponding value field:

Invalid Debug Information



RESOLUTION
Use the Locals window to view the common block and its members.



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.



Steps to Reproduce Problem
  Create a project using the folloiwng sample code in Developer Studio: C Compile options needed: /Zi

REAL A     INTEGER B      CHARACTER(5) C      COMMON /BLOCK1/ A, B, C

A = 1.0 B = 2 C = 'THREE'

PRINT *, A     PRINT *, B      PRINT *, C

END  After successfully building the project, begin a debugging session. From the Build menu, choose Debug, and then select Step Into. Step into the program to the first PRINT statement. In either the watch or quickwatch window, type the common block name:

BLOCK1



Additional query words: 4.00

Keywords: kbLangFortran KB149156

Technology: kbAudDeveloper kbFORTRANPower400NT kbFortranSearch kbZNotKeyword8

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