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Navigate your TRACE outputs
By Wolfgang Busch

Extended TRACE macros with easy source navigation

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	VC5, VC6, Win95, Win98, NT4, W2K, MFC
	Posted 18 Oct 2000
	Updated 23 Oct 2000
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XTrace replaces the standard MFC TRACE macros. The macros implemented in XTrace.h add the file name and the line number of the trace point to any trace message (using the built-in __FILE__ and __LINE__ macros). A double click on the trace message in the debug window navigates to the according source line.

USAGE:
1. If you want to use standard MFC TRACEs and XTRACEs side-by-side:

Add "xtrace.cpp" to your project.

Include "xtrace.h" in "stdafx.h".

Use TRACEx for standard MFC TRACEs and XTRACEx for navigatable TRACEs.

2. If you want to navigate all TRACE outputs:

Add "xtrace.cpp" to your project.

Include "xtracestd.h" in "stdafx.h". This will replace all standard MFC TRACEx macros with XTRACEx macros.

Update (2000-10-23):

Evaluation of vargs in ExtTrace::Trace fixed

Macros are expanded to a single statement (using brackets and ',' operator)

Newline will be appended to trace message if necessary

Macros renamed from TRACE to XTRACE (to use simple MFC TRACEs and XTRACEs side-by-side)

Additional header "xtracestd.h" (include this header, if you want to replace all MFC TRACE macros with the according XTRACE macros)

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