Re: "class awareness" in MSVC 6.0
I think all the files you wanted in there had to be in the project, but it's
been a while since I used 6.0. You might want to try dropping the .h files
on the solution window somewhere as external files.
Tom
"Jason S" <jmsachs@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Hi, I'm one of those cantankerous people who for various reasons is
still using MSVC 6.0
The "class awareness" features are great (e.g. the "ClassView" window,
and the combo-box that pops up when you type a symbol name followed by
:: or . or -> and shows you what the class's members are, or the
toolhelp that pops up to tell you what the function declaration is).
When I use the classes I've defined in my project, I can use these
features. (although sometimes it fails & I can't figure out why, maybe
there's something in one of my files that screws it up) When I use
built-in classes like _bstr_t or CComBSTR, then I can use these
features.
But when I #import or #include a .dll/.tlb/.h file defined elsewhere, I
don't get the "class awareness" features for these classes.
What settings make MSVC aware of _bstr_t and other classes defined in
external .h files?
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