FIX: F4 to Go to Error/Tag Doesn't Always Open Source File

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This article was previously published under Q140573

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SYMPTOMS

Some project configurations may cause the Go To Error/Tag functionality in the Developer Studio to fail when you double-click (or press F4) the compile results in the output window.

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A subproject or main project that refers to an Include file in a directory outside of the default directory may exhibit this behavior. For example, a workspace with the following directory structure will produce the problem if a compiler error is generated in MyIncludeFile.h. The subproject source files are in the directory .

\Subproject./>
\toplevel
    .\subproject
    .\include

The .\Include directory contains files that the project source file references with this syntax:

   #include "MyIncludeFile.h"

The build settings for the compiler preprocessor for the project has its Additional Include Directories field set to:

   .\Include

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RESOLUTION

Either put the Include files in the .\Subproject directory, or give the complete path name in the compiler preprocessor's Additional Include Directories field:

   <drive>:\toplevel\include

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STATUS

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

This problem was corrected in Visual C++ 6.0 Service Pack 5.

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