PRB: Pre-Built STDREG.EXE Works Incorrectly

• The Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) for Windows included with: - The Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Edition, versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 4.0,

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SYMPTOMS

When you run the pre-built STDREG.EXE sample from the Visual C++ CD-ROM, and click "Initialize Data" within the "Student Registration Setup" dialog box, a "SQL Server Login" dialog box appears that prompts for a Login ID and Password. When you click OK after entering the necessary information, you will notice that the application returns to the first dialog box without getting to the "Enter Sql Column Syntax" dialog.

CAUSE

This behavior is by design. The cursor library attempts to create its temporary files in the current directory. The operation fails as the current volume is read-only.

RESOLUTION

To work around the problem, copy the sample from the CD-ROM to a writable volume. If you build the STDREG.EXE sample as debug or release, rather than run it from the CD, it works as described in the documentation.

MORE INFORMATION

For Visual C++ version 2.0, STDREG.EXE can be found in the \MSVC20\SAMPLES\MFC\BIN directory on the distribution CD. For Visual C++ version 4.0, STDREG.EXE can be found on the distribution CD in the \MSDEV\SAMPLES\MFC\DATABASE\STDREG directory.