FIX: LNK1201 Error Writing to .PDB File After Line Profile (139456)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition 6.0
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition 6.0
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Learning Edition 6.0
This article was previously published under Q139456
The information in this article is included in the documentation starting
with Visual C++ 5.0. Look there for future revisions.
SYMPTOMS
Attempting to build or rebuild a project after performing a line coverage
profile by clicking Profile on the Tools menu results in this error
message:
LNK1201: error writing to program database
"c:\MSDEV\Projects\yourapp\Debug\yourapp.pdb"; check for insufficient
disk space
CAUSE
Developer Studio does not close the project's program database file (.pdb
file) after doing a line profile. Upon attempting to rebuild the
project, the linker cannot write to the project's .pdb file, which causes
the LNK1201 error.
RESOLUTION
To work around this problem:
- Exit Developer Studio. Then restart Developer Studio, and reload your
project.
-or-
- Use a batch file to line profile your application. Specifying the
Lcover.bat file in the Custom Settings of the Profile dialog box will
perform the same profile as specifying line coverage. Any profiling
batch file may be called in this way, allowing Lcover.bat to be
customized to fit your particular needs. For more information on using a
batch file to profile your application, please see the following topics
in the Help file:
Visual C++ Books\Visual C++ User's Guide\Profiling Code\Other
Profiler Features\Running a Custom Batch File
Visual C++ Books\Visual C++ User's Guide\Profiler Reference\
Profiler Batch Processing
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in
Visual C++ 4.1.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/18/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbBug kbfix kbide kbVC410fix KB139456 |
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