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autoexp.dat visualizer does not allow use of colon in literal text
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Literal text strings in the visualizer inside the autoexp.dat file do not allow the use of a colon. This generates an error in the autoexp.dat file. Changing the colon to another character works as expected.

Example class:

class test
{
public:
    int hour;
    int minute;
    int second;
};

autoexp.dat entry:

test{
    preview
    (
        #( $c.hour, ":", $c.minute, ":", $c.second )
    )
}
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Thank you for your feedback. We are currently investigating. If this issue is urgent, please call support directly (see http://support.microsoft.com). Thank you, Visual Studio Product Team.
 Posted by Microsoft on 4/3/2007 at 8:50 PM
Thanks for your feedback. We have reproduced this bug on Visual Studio 2005 SP1, and we are sending this bug to the appropriate group within the VisualStudio Product Team for triage and resolution.

Thank you,
Visual Studio Product Team.
 Posted by Microsoft on 4/5/2007 at 12:19 AM
Hi,

Thanks for your feedback about the autoexp.dat file not supporting ":". Unfortunately, this bug does not meet the current bug bar for the next version of Visual Studio.

Thanks for taking the time to report the problem to Microsoft.

- Ameya Limaye
VC++ IDE Team
 Posted by Microsoft on 4/11/2007 at 4:22 PM
Product Language
English
Version
Visual Studio 2005 (All Products and Editions) Service Pack 1
Operating System
Windows XP Professional
Operating System Language
English
Steps to Reproduce
See above
Actual Results
Correct display in the watch window and tooltip.
Expected Results
Error message parsing autoexp.dat
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