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INFO: A Case Where BUFF[] and *BUFF Are Different
When the variable buff has been declared in an assembly-language program, such as the following: .data public buff _buff db 200 dup (0xab) .data ends there is a difference between the two following C declarations: extern unsigned char buff[];...
How to declare an array of pointers to functions in Visual C++
Describes how to build an array that contains function addresses and call those functions in Visual C++.
Description of the calling conventions that the 32-bit compiler supports
Explains that Visual C++ 32-bit Edition supports the calling conventions C (_cdecl), standard (_stdcall), and fastcall (_fastcall) and does not support the Pascal calling convention (_pascal) provided by compilers for MS-DOS and 16-bit Windows.

FIX: The compiler does not call an overridden copy constructor in Visual C++ .NET 2003
Discusses a hotfix for a problem that occurs when an overridden copy constructor is not called in an application that is built with the /clr switch. The problem occurs when a structure or __nogc class is passed by value across modules.
FIX: Error C2555 occurs when you compile code by using Visual C++ .NET 2003
Fixes the C2555 error for a nested class virtual member function in a derived class if the nested class is derived from a nested class in the base class. The virtual functions return their respective enclosing classes.
FIX: Microsoft Foundation Class ActiveX control that is built with Visual C++ .NET 2003 cannot be used in Visual Fox Pro 6.0
Fixes problem of error 0x80004005 being generated on Windows 98 when a Visual Fox Pro 6.0 form containing a Visual C++ .NET 2003 MFC activex control is saved.

The sizeof operator used in a comparison does not generate C4018
According to ANSI specifications, the sizeof operator returns the unsigned integer size of a particular data type or variable. When the sizeof operator is used in a comparison with an integer variable, the compiler should, but does not, generate...
You receive a "NMAKE : fatal error U1045: spawn failed : Invalid argument" error message when you compile a makefile by using the Microsoft Program Maintenance utility
Explains that you receive an error message when you use the Microsoft Program Maintenance utility (NMAKE) to compile a makefile. To resolve the problem, make sure that the ComSpec environment variable is correctly set.
The screen repeatedly flashes to a blank text-mode screen when you build from the development environment in Visual C++
Explains that the screen repeatedly flashes to a blank text-mode screen when you build from the development environment in Visual C++. Provides a method to resolve this issue.