BUG: Source Profiler in Visual C++ Does Not Execute

ID: Q167804

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, versions 5.0, 6.0

SYMPTOMS

The Source Profiler, provided with Microsoft Visual C++, versions 5.0 and 6.0, may not execute from the Developer Studio. When attempting to profile, Developer Studio switches to the Profiler output window but the profiler tools are not executed and no output is produced.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because Developer Studio fails to create the correct environment paths for the spawned process and cannot find the profiler tools using the current path variables.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem:

For Visual C++, version 5.0 on Windows 95, add the following directories to the PATH statement in your Autoexec.bat file:


   PATH=[Developer Studio Path]\SharedIDE\Bin; [Developer Studio
   Path]\VC\Bin

For Visual C++, version 6.0 on Windows 95, add the following directories to the PATH statement in your Autoexec.bat file:


   PATH=[Visual Studio Path]\Common\MSDev98\Bin;[Visual Studio Path]\ 
   VC98\Bin

On Windows NT, execute the System applet in Control Panel and select the Environment tab. Add the previous directories to the system's PATH environment variable, not the individual user's PATH variable.

Finally, verify that these directories are also referenced in the IDE by following these steps:

On the Tools menu, click Options.

On the Options dialog box, click the Directories tab.

Select Executable Files from the Show Directories For list.

Look for the appropriate directories in the Directories list.

If necessary, add the full path to the Bin directories of Developer Studio and Visual C++ (as noted previously). To add to the Directories list, click on an blank line and type.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: prep plist profile VWBIss

Keywords : kbide kbVC500bug kbVC600bug kbGrpDSTools
Version : winnt:5.0,6.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug