BUG: Redirected CodeView Output Yields Unexpected Results

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft CodeView debugger for MS-DOS, versions 4.0, 4.01, 4.05, and 4.1

SYMPTOMS

When the CodeView debugger command line specifies the output redirection operator (>) and the user invokes an MS-DOS shell in CodeView, the output from any commands executed in the MS-DOS shell is included in the file created by the output redirection.

RESOLUTION

Command line output redirection works without problem if the user does not invoke an MS-DOS shell. If the user invokes an MS-DOS shell, operation occurs "in the dark" because application prompts and your responses do not appear on the screen. The redirection places this information in the output file.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in CodeView versions 4.0, 4.01, 4.05, and 4.1 for MS-DOS. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

A redirection operator on the MS-DOS command line captures into a file all output to the standard output device (stdout). Output to the standard error device (stderr) is not affected.