DOC: Visual Editors Do Not Use INCLUDE Environment Variable (85956)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows, 16-bit edition 1.0
- Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows, 16-bit edition 1.5
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions 1.0
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions 2.0
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions 2.1
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions 4.0
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions 5.0
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions 6.0
This article was previously published under Q85956 SUMMARY
The online help provides the following information about the #include
preprocessor directive:
If the file is still not found or if the path-spec is enclosed in
angle brackets, the next directories searched are the ones
specified using the /I custom compiler option. After those have
been searched, the compiler searches the directories specified in
the INCLUDE environment variable.
This documentation is correct if the compiler is invoked from the command
line. However, from within the Visual WorkBench, the INCLUDE environment
variable is ignored. Instead, the directories searched are those set
by choosing Directories from the Options menu in Visual C++ for Windows
and in Visual C++ 32-bit edition versions 1.0 and 2.x, or by choosing the
Directories Tab from the Options dialog box in Visual C++ version 4.x.
This information also applies to the LIB environment variable.
To set the directories searched for include files in Visual C++ version
4.x, use the following steps:
- Select Options... from the Tools menu.
- Select the Directories tab in the Options dialog box.
- Select the appropriate platform (e.g., Win32) in the Platform
drop-down list box. The directories to be searched will be specific
to this platform.
- Select "Include files" in the Show directories for drop-down list
box.
- Enter the full paths of the directories to be searched in the
Directories editable list box, one directory per line. The
directories will be searched in the order listed.
- Press OK to confirm the selections.
For more information on setting directories in Visual C++ version 4.x,
search for "Setting Directories" in the Books Online. For more
information on the #include preprocessor directive, search the online
documentation for "#include".
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/12/2003 |
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