Microsoft KB Archive/216851

= FIX: AddConfiguration Method Fails for Makefile Projects =

Article ID: 216851

Article Last Modified on 12/11/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Enterprise Edition

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This article was previously published under Q216851



SYMPTOMS
The AddConfiguration automation method fails with the following error when called from a Developer Studio macro and the active project is a makefile project:

The configuration could not be added to the project.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

This bug was corrected in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3. For more information about Visual Studio service packs, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

194295 HOWTO: Tell That Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs Are Installed



MORE INFORMATION
The AddConfiguration also fails when called from a Visual Basic or Visual C++ addin. The returning HRESULT is 0xcccccccc when AddConfiguration succeeds (when a non-makefile project is active) or fails (makefile project is active).

Steps to Reproduce the Behavior
  Create and load the following Developer Studio macro: Sub AddConfig ActiveProject.AddConfiguration "New Configuration" End Sub  Create a Makefile project in a new workspace. Run the macro "AddConfig".

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbcustomwizard kbscript kbvcobj kbide kbautomation kbvs600sp3fix KB216851

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