BUG: PWB Stores Tabstops Value Incorrectly in TOOLS.INI

ID: Q93170

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Programmer's Workbench for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 2.1.49

SYMPTOMS

Microsoft Programmer's Workbench (PWB) versions 2.0 and 2.1.49 do not correctly save the value of the Tabstops editor switch to the TOOLS.INI file. PWB saves only the first tab width number; subsequent values are lost. Switch settings are used for the duration of the current PWB session. The dialog box that appears after choosing the Save button in the Editor Settings dialog box indicates that only the first setting in the Tabstops field is recognized.

RESOLUTION

Use a text editor to modify the TOOLS.INI file appropriately. The text below illustrates an example of the tabstops entry in the [PWB] section of the TOOLS.INI file:

[PWB]
tabstops: 4 10 4

In this example, PWB assigns a tabstop to columns 4 and 10, and every subsequent fourth column.

For more information on changing settings in the TOOLS.INI file, see section 6.6 of the Microsoft C/C++ "Environment and Tools" manual, beginning on page 130.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in PWB versions 2.0 and 2.1.49. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: 2.00 2.1.49 buglist2.00 buglist2.1.49

Keywords : kb16bitonly
Version : MS-DOS:2.0,2.1.49
Platform : MS-DOS
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