PRB: Browse Information Not Generated

Last reviewed: July 24, 1997
Article ID: Q158033

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Edition, versions 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0

SYMPTOMS

When your project is loaded and you try to browse a symbol inside the Visual C++ IDE, you receive an error message:

   "Browse information is not available for this project"

CAUSE

The project does not have the right settings switched on to create a browser (BSC) file.

RESOLUTION

There are two checkboxes in the build settings that need to be checked.

From the main menu, select Build/Settings, and then do the following:

Select the C/C++ tab. Select the "Generate browse info" box. This tells the compiler to generate an intermediate SBR file for each source file.
Select the Browse Info tab. Select the "Build browse info file" box. This invokes the BSCMAKE utility when a project is built to generate a BSC file.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

Additional query words: browser
Keywords : VWBIss
Version : 4.0 4.1 4.2 5.0
Platform : NT WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb

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Last reviewed: July 24, 1997
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