msvc debugger

What error is it throwing?

Dave

ide provides default values and exception handlers

initialize all variables especially pointers

Kuphryn

sorry, i made a typo earlier, what i ment was when it try to load a file it can't find it and exits but can when run the explorer.
sorry if i was unclear

do you have any idea where it is or how to change it?

thanks jason

Its in the project options under debugging. Set it to the same directory that the exe is in.

When you run the program from the IDE, the working directly is set to your project directory, which is usually the folder containing the debug and release folders. When you run the program from explorer, the working directory is set to the current directory.

You can change the working directory in the IDE by going to project settings -> Debugging and changing the "Working Directory" there.
Alternatively, load all your resources using absolute paths instead of relative paths (E.g. "C:\folder\app\data\blah.txt" instead of "data\blah.txt"). You can use GetModuleFileName() to get the filename of your exe, and strip the filename to get the path to your exe.

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Original post by kuphryn ide provides default values and exception handlers

Just to nitpick: The compiler in debug mode sets the default values, not the IDE. The default values are supposed to be gibberish (At least, a recognisable pattern), so you can notice uninitialized variables. If he runs the debug exe from explorer, the variables will be initialized the same.