DOC: Setting ActiveProject and ActiveConfiguration Properties (189431)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition 5.0
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition 5.0
This article was previously published under Q189431 SUMMARY
The Visual C++ documentation shows an incorrect syntax for setting the
ActiveConfiguration and ActiveProject properties. For example, the
following macro written in Visual Basic Scripting Edition:
ActiveProject = "MyProjectName"
causes the following run-time error:
Unable to write read-only property.
This error gives the impression that the property is read-only which is
not the case. Use the following syntax instead:
Set ActiveProject = Projects("MyProjectName")
MORE INFORMATIONThe ActiveProject property
The ActiveProject Property topic in the Visual C++ documentation (see
REFERENCES section) incorrectly shows the syntax for setting the
ActiveProject property. It states:
object.ActiveProject [=string]
where object is an expression that evaluates to an Application object and
string is the name of the project minus any file extension. When you access
the ActiveProject property of the Application object, you can omit object
because the name of the Application object is implied when you access its
properties and methods. If you use the following VBScript macro:
ActiveProject = "MyProjectName"
the following error occurs:
Unable to write read-only property.
This error gives the impression that the property is read-only which is not
the case. Use the following syntax for setting the ActiveProject property
instead:
Set ActiveProject = Projects(string)
where string is the name of a project contained in the current workspace
minus any file extension. It is case sensitive. The following is an alternative syntax:
Set ActiveProject = Projects.Item(n)
where n is an integer from 1 to the total number of projects in the current
workspace. Another alternative is:
Set ActiveProject = prj
where prj is a variable already set to a project object.
The ActiveConfiguration property
The ActiveConfiguration Property topic in the Visual C++ documentation (see
REFERENCES section) incorrectly shows the syntax for setting the
ActiveConfiguration property. It states:
object.ActiveConfiguration [=string]
where object is an expression that evaluates to an Application object and
string is the name of a valid configuration in the active project. When you
access the ActiveConfiguration property of the Application object, you can
omit object because the name of the Application object is implied when you
access its properties and methods. If you use the following VBScript macro:
ActiveConfiguration = "MyConfiguration"
the following error occurs:
Unable to write read-only property.
This error gives the impression that the property is read-only which is not
the case. Use the following syntax for setting the ActiveConfiguration
property:
Set ActiveConfiguration = ActiveProject.Configurations(n)
where n is an integer from 1 to the total number of configurations in the
active project. An alternative syntax is:
Set ActiveConfiguration = ActiveProject.Configurations.Item(n)
where n is an integer from 1 to the total number of configurations in the
active project. Another alternative is:
Set ActiveConfiguration = config
where config is a variable already set to a configuration object.
REFERENCES
Visual C++ Books Online: Developer Studio Environment User's Guide;
Automating Tasks in Developer Studio; Developer Studio Objects; Reference:
Developer Studio Objects; Properties; ActiveProject Property
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Visual C++ Books Online: Developer Studio Environment User's Guide;
Automating Tasks in Developer Studio; Developer Studio Objects; Reference:
Developer Studio Objects; Properties; ActiveConfiguration Property
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| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/24/2003 |
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