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Q138412: FIX: AppWiz Samples Fail to Build from Command Line

Article: Q138412
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): 4.0,4.1,4.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtool kbVC500fix
Last Modified: 30-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual C++, versions 4.0, 4.1, 4.2 
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SYMPTOMS
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Attempting to build the CUSTOMWZ, HIERWIZ, and LOGOWIZ samples from the command
line will fail, giving errors like these:

  

  rc.exe /l 0x409 /fo".\Debug/customwz.res" /d "NDEBUG" /d "_PSEUDO_DEBUG"
/d "_AFXDLL" .\customwz.rc

       link.exe @C:\temp\nma00116.
       bscmake.exe @C:\temp\nmb00116.

  NMAKE : fatal error U1073: don't know how to make '"\bin\ide\.awx"'
  Stop.

CAUSE
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The TargetName and MSDevDir macros have not been assigned values.

RESOLUTION
==========

Define the macros in NMAKE's command line. Example,

  NMAKE /f CUSTOMWZ.MAK MSDevDir=C:\MSDEV TargetName=customwz<Enter>

NOTE: This example will default to the Pseudo-Debug target.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Visual C++ version 5.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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The samples all build without any errors when you build them from within the
Developer Studio using the corresponding project workspace (.mdp) files.

Additional query words: kbVC400bug kbvc500fix AppWizard MSDEV NmakeIss

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Keywords          : kbtool kbVC500fix 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbVC400 kbAudDeveloper kbVC410 kbVC420
Version           : :4.0,4.1,4.2
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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