Microsoft KB Archive/937555

= FIX: You may receive incorrect values of data in Visual Studio 2005 when you debug an application that uses the data from a COMMON block =

Article ID: 937555

Article Last Modified on 7/3/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Architects
 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Developers
 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Testers
 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals
 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite
 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server
 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System Test Edition

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SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and in Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 (SP1), you use a component for Fortran. This component is provided by Intel. When you debug an application that uses data from a COMMON block, you may receive incorrect values of the data.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because of a problem in the common language runtime debugger for native Win32 applications. The debugger incorrectly handles the symbol for the data in the COMMON block to obtain the absolute address of the data. However, the symbol already contains the absolute address of the data.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, it is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Visual Studio 2005 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Customer Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites
You must have Visual Studio 2005 SP1 installed to apply this hotfix.

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
After you apply the hotfix that is mentioned in this article, the debugger does not try to incorrectly obtain the absolute address of the data. For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, about the performance or reliability of these products.

Additional query words: debugger debugging fortran

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