Walkthrough - Runtime Error Detection

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Use the following steps to Purify your native-compiled (unmanaged) Visual C/C++ code:

To learn about

See

The basic procedure for using Purify to detect runtime errors

Walkthrough - Collecting Error Data

How to interpret the error data displayed in the Purify user interface

Walkthrough - Viewing Error Data

How to display only the error data you want to analyze

Walkthrough - Focusing Error Data

How to correct errors in Purify and retest your code

Walkthrough - Correcting Errors and Rerunning the Program

How to find untested code

Walkthrough - Analyzing Purify Coverage Data to Find Untested Code

Note:

§      Purify supports programs compiled to native code using the Visual C++ 7, 8 and 9 compilers, but it is incompatible with the compiler stack frame checking mechanism (enabled via the /RTC* family of compiler options). For information on the recommended settings for building native-code executables in Visual Studio .NET, Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Studio 2008, click images\shortcut.gif.

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