FIX: CUSTOMWZ Sample Partially Overwrites Custom AppWizard Code

ID: Q192108

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

Building the CUSTOMWZ sample distributed with Visual C++ version 5.0 overwrites the Custom AppWizard project wizard. If you modify the CUSTOMWZ sample and build it, you lose the standard Custom AppWizard functionality.


CAUSE

Custom AppWizards normally contain a project build step that copies the new wizard file to the <DevStudio path>\Template directory.

The CUSTOMWZ sample is the actual source code for the Custom AppWizard project wizard. The CUSTOMWZ project's custom build step copies the resulting output file to <DevStudio path>\SharedIDE\bin\ide rather than to the Template directory. However, the Help file, which has its own custom build rule, is copied to the Template directory where a wizard project would normally go.


RESOLUTION

In the downloaded CUSTOMWZ project, change the project custom build rule to point to the Template directory:

  1. On the Project menu, click Settings.


  2. In the Settings For list box, select "All Configurations".


  3. Click on the Custom Build tab.


  4. Replace the three occurrences of $(MSDEVDIR)\bin\ide to $(MSDEVDIR)\Template. Two occurrences appear in Build command(s) and one in Output file(s).


  5. Click OK to save the settings.


  6. On the File menu, click Save All to save the changed settings.


Additionally, you may wish to change the project's version resource ProductName and FileDescription fields to "Custom AppWizard Sample," to avoid confusing it with the standard Custom AppWizard. Otherwise, both have the same name and can be difficult to distinguish in the New Projects list.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug has been corrected in the CUSTOMWZ sample released with Visual C++ version 6.0.


MORE INFORMATION

Creating a Custom AppWizard is supported only in Visual C++ Professional and Enterprise Editions. The CUSTOMWZ sample illustrates how to construct a generic AppWizard that you can modify to suit your specific needs.

Restoring the Standard Custom AppWizard

If you successfully build the CUSTOMWZ sample supplied with Visual C++ version 5.0 before applying the resolution above, the sample file replaces the standard Custom AppWizard file in <DevStudio path>\SharedIde\bin\ide and named Customwz.awx. Additionally, the sample's Help file appears in <DevStudio path>\Template. Follow these steps to restore the original file:

  1. Copy Customwz.awx from DevStudio\SharedIde\bin\ide on the install disc to <DevStudio path>\SharedIde\bin\ide on your computer.


  2. Delete Customwz.hlp from <DevStudio path>\Template on your computer.



REFERENCES

Visual C++ Documentation: Samples; Custom AppWizard Samples; CUSTOMWZ: A Custom AppWizard

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbwizard kbDocs kbVC500bug kbVC600fix kbAppWizard kbCustomWizard kbGrpDSTools
Version : WINNT:5.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug


Last Reviewed: August 3, 1999
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