PWB BACKUP.BAK May Not Create Backup of Source File Correctly

ID Number: Q63234

1.00 1.10 | 1.00 1.10

MS-DOS | OS/2

buglist1.00 buglist1.10

Summary:

Versions 1.0 and 1.1 of the Programmer's WorkBench (PWB) does not

create a backup of your source file correctly if the PROJECT.MAK has

the same base name as a SOURCE.C file. When you build or rebuild the

project, the file saved as your backup is a copy of the CURRENT.STS

file.

More Information:

A workaround to this problem is to name your PROJECT.MAK with a

different base name than your SOURCE.C file. This will still save a

copy of your CURRENT.STS file with the base name of the PROJECT.MAK.

However, it will correctly save a backup of the SOURCE.C as

SOURCE.BAK.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in PWB versions 1.0 and

1.1. We are researching this problem and will post new information

here as it becomes available.

Additional reference words: 1.00 1.10