Forcing CVW to Find Source Files in Another Directory

• Microsoft CodeView for Windows, versions 3.05, 3.14, 4.0, 4.01, and 4.1

SUMMARY

When CodeView for Windows (CVW) loads an EXE or DLL file, by default, CVW looks for the source code files in the same directory. If CVW cannot find the source files, it will prompt for the file location(s) with a dialog box. Complete pathnames can then be added to direct CVW to the correct source directory.

To prevent CVW from prompting for alternate directories, two methods can be used:

1. Add the path information to the source module on the C Compiler command line.

   -or-

2. Change the default directory prior to invoking CVW.

MORE INFORMATION

There are two methods that can be used to prevent CVW from displaying a dialog box to get pathnames to source files:

1. Add the path information to the source module on the C compiler command line in the makefile. The compiler will place the path information in the OBJ file. The linker preserves this information and makes it available to CVW. A typical makefile change might look similar to the following:

         cl -Gw -W3 -Zpi -Od myapp.c
   

   is changed to

         cl -Gw -W3 -Zpi -Od c:\windev\c\myapp.c
   

2. Change the default directory for CVW by "setting the path" to the source directory before starting CVW. Do this by starting the MS-DOS Executive (from the Program Manager's File menu, choose Run and enter "msdos" as the application to execute). Then, select the directory containing the EXE file and source files. This sets the default directory. Start CVW using the File Run command. Enter "cvw <optional parameters>" as the application to execute.