Microsoft KB Archive/114987

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FIX: RCDLL.DLL GPFs with Semicolon in #define in .RC File

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Q114987

1.00 1.50 WINDOWS kbtool kbfixlist kbbuglist -- The information in this article applies to: - The App Studio, included with: Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows, versions 1.0 and 1.5 -- SYMPTOMS ======== A resource (.RC) file with a #define that contains a semicolon (or #includes a header file with a #define that contains a semicolon) causes a general protection fault (GPF) in RCDLL.DLL when it is opened in App Studio. First, the following message box is displayed: - | APP STUDIO | | | | An error has occurred in your application. If you choose Ignore, you | | should save your work in a new file. If you choose Close, your | | application will terminate. | - Choosing Close causes the following message box to be displayed: - | Application Error | | | | APSTUDIO caused a General Protection Fault in | | module RCDLL.DLL at 0001:3016 | - 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 Visual C++ version 2.0. MORE INFORMATION ================ One way to reproduce this problem is to use the following steps: 1. Start the Visual Workbench. 2. Choose Open from the Project menu. 3. Open "c:\msvc\mfc\samples\scribble\step4\SCRIBBLE.MAK." 4. Choose Open from the File menu. 5. Open SCRIBBLE.RC. 6. After the line "#include "resource.h", add the following: #define GPF_TEST "xxx;yyy" 7. Select App Studio from the Tools menu. Additional reference words: 1.00 1.50 AppStudio KBCategory: kbtool kbfixlist kbbuglist KBSubcategory: AppStudioIss

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