Article: Q201641
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): 5.0,6.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbide kbVC kbVC500bug kbVC600bug kbDevStudio kbDSupport kbGrpDSTools kbVS600sp4fix kbVS
Last Modified: 06-AUG-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Learning Edition, versions 5.0, 6.0
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SYMPTOMS
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If you insert the Euro currency symbol into an Object Description Language
(ODL) or Interface Description Language (IDL) file, the Visual C++
IDE stops responding ("hangs"). (The Euro symbol, which cannot display
properly in an ASCII view of this article, looks like a capital "C"
with two horizontal bars through it.)
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.This bug was corrected in the next
service pack for Visual Studio 6.0.
For additional information about Visual Studio service packs, click the article
numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why
Q194295 HOWTO: Tell That a Visual Studio Service Pack Is Installed
You can download the latest Visual Studio service pack from the following
Microsoft Web site:
Visual Studio Product Updates
(http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/downloads/updates.asp)
Additional query words: sp4
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Keywords : kbide kbVC kbVC500bug kbVC600bug kbDevStudio kbDSupport kbGrpDSTools kbVS600sp4fix kbVS600sp5fix
Technology : kbVCsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVC500 kbVC600 kbVC32bitSearch kbVC500Search
Version : :5.0,6.0
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbfix
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