1.00
MS-DOS
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Programmer's Workbench for MS-DOS, version 1.0
- Microsoft Programmer's Workbench for OS/2, version 1.0
SYMPTOMS
Problems can occur when attempting to access the C version 6.0
README.DOC from the main contents screen in the DOS version of
Programmer's WorkBench (PWB) version 1.0 or QuickHelp via the online
help.
When attempting to view the README.DOC file using the online help
inside the DOS version of PWB, the messages "Error displaying help"
and then "Cannot process cross reference" may be displayed in
successive dialog boxes.
When attempting to view the README.DOC file from within QuickHelp, the
message "The database README.DOC is not open, or the topic is not
found" may be displayed.
RESOLUTION
The following are two possible workarounds for the problem in PWB
version 1.0:
- The README.DOC file can be loaded into the help system by typing
the following
arg "$PATH:readme.doc!" arg pwbhelp
with default keys:
Alt+A $PATH:readme.doc! F1
Note that this method may fail if there is another file named
README.DOC in the path before the C 6.00 README.DOC. If this is the
case, the other README.DOC will be loaded instead of the C 6.0
README.DOC. This method can also fail if there is not enough memory
to load the file into the help system.
-or-
- If the previous method fails, the C 6.0 README.DOC can be loaded
into PWB as a normal text file by choosing Open from the File menu.
The README.DOC can be found in the C 6.0 bound executable directory
(for example, C:\C600\BINB).
The following are three possible workarounds for the problem in
QuickHelp:
- Inside QuickHelp, choose Search from the View menu, type
"$PATH:readme.doc!" and press ENTER. Again, this will bring up the
first README.DOC on the path.
- You can also choose Open from the File menu and load the the file
by giving the full path and filename of the C 6.0 README.DOC.
QuickHelp allows you to open any text file under 64K in size.
- To enable direct access of the README.DOC from within QuickHelp via
the README.DOC button, it is necessary to point the QH environment
variable to the directory where the README.DOC is located. For
example:
set qh=c:\c600\binb\readme.doc
The QH environment variable is not documented in the C 6.0 printed
or online documentation.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem with PWB version 1.0.
README.DOC access is not an issue with PWB version 1.1, since there is no
longer a link to the README.DOC on the main Microsoft Advisor contents
screen.