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RemoveFileSettings Method

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Applies to: Configuration object

Removes the settings of a specified file.

Syntax

object**.RemoveFileSettingsfile,** settings

Parameters

object

An expression that evaluates to a Configuration object.

file

A String that contains the name of the file whose settings you want to change.

settings

A String that includes the settings or command-line flags you want to remove from your project settings. You can remove multiple flags by separating them with spaces. For instance, you can specify "/MDd /W3" to remove the compiler flags "/MDd" and "/W3" from the makefile. If you try to remove a flag that does not exist in the makefile, Developer Studio will disregard that entry.

Remarks

The functionality of the RemoveFileSettings method appears on the tabs of the Project Settings dialog box (Project menu, Settings command).

Example

The following example removes the /WX switch from the precompiled header:

for each proj in Application.Projects
   for each cfg in proj.Configurations
      cfg.RemoveFileSettings "stdafx.cpp", "/WX"
   next
next

See Also   AddFileSettings method.