FIX: Special Characters in Path May Prevent File Access

 Last reviewed: September 18, 1997
Article ID: Q122932
2.00 WINDOWS NT kbprg kbfixlist

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Edition, version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

Microsoft Visual C++ fails to open files that have .BSC or .RC extensions when there are special characters (shown below) in the path. The editor will return to the main window without posting a warning or error.

CAUSE

The space character and the following characters cause this problem: 

   $  %  @  #  !  ^  (  )  {  }  [  ]
All of these characters should work; they are all acceptable.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, avoid using any of the special characters listed above.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Visual C++, version 4.0.

REFERENCES

For information about related problems with NMake, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q121018
   TITLE     : BUG: Special Characters in Path Cause NMake Error U1007

Additional reference words: 2.00 buglist2.00
KBCategory: kbprg kbfixlist kbbuglist
KBSubcategory: VWBIss
Keywords : VwbIss kbbuglist kbfixlist kbprg
Version : 2.00
Platform : NT WINDOWS
Solution Type : kbfix

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Last reviewed: September 18, 1997
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