Reverse engineering Microsoft Visual C++ code requires Service Pack 3 for Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 (254729)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visio 2000 Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Visio 2000 Enterprise Edition
This article was previously published under Q254729

SUMMARY

Reverse engineering Microsoft Visual C++ code in Microsoft Visio 2000 Enterprise Edition or Microsoft Visio 2000 Professional Edition requires Service Pack 3 (SP3) for Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Service Pack 3 for Visual Studio 6.0 enables Visio to reverse engineer Visual C++, Microsoft Visual Basic, and Microsoft Visual J++ code into a UML diagram.

To download and install the latest Service Pack for Visual Studio 6.0, visit the following MSDN Web site:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/downloads/updates/sp/vs6/sp5/default.aspx

Service Pack 3 fixes issues related to Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) automation, and Visio requires these fixes to obtain information from the Visual C++ Browse Information file.

REFERENCES

For additional information about specific reverse engineering issues in Visio 2000 Professional Edition and Visio 2000 Enterprise Edition, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

254726 Visio2000: Reverse engineering Microsoft Visual C++ code sometimes produces unexpected results

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/23/2004
Keywords:kbinfo KB254729
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