The .cpp file in question does not further qualify the name of the header
file.

The .cpp file is "main.cpp", which includes "XXXProduct.ver". The .ver file
includes "cppfile1.h". Instead of getting it from include path
"..\BasicOuterLayer\Dist\Include" it gets it from "..\Share\Include".

Interestingly enough if I delete "cppfile1.h" from "..\Share\Include" the
project compiles with the correct version from
"..\BasicOuterLayer\Dist\Include". Also, once I have been able to build and
link successfully, I cannot reproduce the problem when the wrong version of
"cppfile1.h" is copied back to "..\Share\Include". Even if I do a rebuild on
the project. This issue has been reproduced in-house by other developers on
a different project.

The simplified .NET project file is:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
<VisualStudioProject
ProjectType="Visual C++"
Version="7.10"
Name="XXXProduct"
ProjectGUID="{3DF4856C-4223-4DD3-A93B-640C4525E02B}"
RootNamespace="XXXProduct"
SccProjectName=""
SccAuxPath=""
SccLocalPath=""
SccProvider="">
<Platforms>
 <Platform
  Name="Win32"/>
</Platforms>
<Configurations>
 <Configuration
  Name="Debug|Win32"
  OutputDirectory="..\Dist\Exe"
  IntermediateDirectory=".\Debug"
  ConfigurationType="1"
  UseOfMFC="0"
  ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="FALSE"
  CharacterSet="1">
  <Tool
   Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
   Optimization="0"

AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Dist\Include;..\Product_2_SIL\Dist\Include;
..\BasicInnerLayer\Dist\Include;..\BasicOuterLayer\Dist\Include;..\AlarmsEve
nts\Dist\Include;..\ConfigProxyStub\Dist\Include;..\ComfigLibrary\Dist\Inclu
de;..\OuterLayerConfigProxyStub\Dist\Include;..\HardwareKeyLicensing\Dist\In
clude;..\SoftwareKeyLicensing\Dist\Include;..\LogLibrary\Dist\Include;..\Dat
aStormProduct_API\Dist\Include;..\DataStormProduct_Core\Dist\Include;..\Data
StormProduct_Client\Dist\Include;..\M3_Interfaces_M3Common\Dist\Include;..\S
hare\Src;..\Share\Include"

PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_WINDOWS;UNICODE;_WIN32_WINNT=0x0400;_
CONSOLE;_USE_DEBUGLIB_FILE"
   RuntimeLibrary="1"
   RuntimeTypeInfo="TRUE"
   UsePrecompiledHeader="2"
   PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\Debug/XXXProduct.pch"
   AssemblerListingLocation=".\Debug/"
   ObjectFile=".\Debug/"
   ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\Debug/"
   BrowseInformation="1"
   BrowseInformationFile=".\Debug/"
   WarningLevel="3"
   SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
   DebugInformationFormat="3"/>
  <Tool
   Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
  <Tool
   Name="VCLinkerTool"
   AdditionalOptions="/fixed:no"
   AdditionalDependencies="version.lib Ws2_32.lib Netapi32.lib
MatDebug_dmtw.lib PXPIL_d.lib PXPIL_AE_mtd.lib PXPOLE_XXX_d.lib
PXPIL_Product_d.lib StaticLicense_d.lib dscore_d.lib dsapi_d.lib
DSClientLib_d.lib keylib_d.lib XMLConfigWrapper_d.lib M3Framework_d.lib
M3Common_d.lib"
   OutputFile="..\Dist\Exe\XXXProduct_d.exe"
   LinkIncremental="1"
   SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"

AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\Product_2_SIL\Dist\Lib;..\BasicInnerLayer\D
ist\Lib;..\BasicOuterLayer\Dist\Lib;..\AlarmsEvents\Dist\Lib;..\ComfigLibrar
y\Dist\Lib;..\ConfigProxyStub\Dist\Lib;..\DataStormProduct_API\Dist\Lib;..\D
ataStormProduct_Core\Dist\Lib;..\DataStormProduct_Client\Dist\Lib;..\Hardwar
eKeyLicensing\Dist\Lib;..\LogLibrary\Dist\Lib;..\M3_PeerFramework\Dist\Lib;.
.\XXX_AE_1.0\Dist\Lib;..\XXX_DA_2.0\Dist\Lib;..\XXX_HDA_1.0\Dist\Lib;..\Oute
rLayerConfigProxyStub\Dist\Lib;..\SoftwareKeyLicensing\Dist\Lib;..\Share\Lib
"
   GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"
   ProgramDatabaseFile="$(OutDir)/XXXProduct_d.pdb"
   GenerateMapFile="TRUE"
   MapFileName=".\Debug/XXXProduct_d.map"
   SubSystem="2"
   TargetMachine="1"/>
  <Tool
   Name="VCMIDLTool"
   PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
   MkTypLibCompatible="TRUE"
   SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
   TargetEnvironment="1"
   TypeLibraryName=".\./XXXProduct.tlb"
   HeaderFileName=""/>
  <Tool
   Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
   CommandLine="Incbuild XXXProduct.ver /rc=XXXProduct.rc"/>
  <Tool
   Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
  <Tool
   Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
  <Tool
   Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
   PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
   Culture="1033"

AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Log\Dist\Include;..\BasicInnerLayer\Dist\In
clude;..\XXXOuterLayer\Dist\Include;&quot;..\XXXOuterLayer\Etc\Comfig
Library\Dist\Include&quot;;&quot;..\XXXOuterLayer\Etc\Outer Layer Config
Proxy
Stub\Dist\Include&quot;;..\Product_SIL\Dist\Include;..\Share\Include;&quot;$
(MTKCOMMON)\WinNT\Include&quot;"
   ResourceOutputFileName="Debug/OxModicon.res"/>
  <Tool
   Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
  <Tool
   Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
  <Tool
   Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
  <Tool
   Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
  <Tool
   Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
 </Configuration>
<References>
</References>
<Files>
 <File
  RelativePath="Guids.h">
 </File>
 <File
  RelativePath="icon1.ico">
 </File>
 <File
  RelativePath="main.cpp">
  <FileConfiguration
   Name="Debug|Win32">
   <Tool
    Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
    Optimization="0"
    PreprocessorDefinitions=""
    BrowseInformation="1"/>
  </FileConfiguration>
 </File>
 <File
  RelativePath="Main.h">
 </File>
 <File
  RelativePath="XXXProduct.rc">
  <FileConfiguration
   Name="Debug|Win32">
   <Tool
    Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
    PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;$(NoInherit)"/>
  </FileConfiguration>
 </File>
 <File
  RelativePath="XXXProduct.ver">
 </File>
 <File
  RelativePath="XXXProduct_version.c">
  <FileConfiguration
   Name="Debug|Win32">
   <Tool
    Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
    Optimization="0"
    PreprocessorDefinitions=""
    BrowseInformation="1"/>
  </FileConfiguration>
 </File>
 <File
  RelativePath=".\resource.h">
 </File>
</Files>
<Globals>
</Globals>
</VisualStudioProject>

Content of XXXProduct.ver:
----------------
"\n{"
/* components */
#include "cppfile1.h"
"\n}"
----------------
Any help is greatly appreciated.

- Arpi