Error: invalid Microsoft version number: 87 in VS 2008

[Gerriet_R_]

Hello!

When i try to compile a VS 2008 project within Visual Studio using the Intel compiler, i get the following error message:

Command-line error: invalid Microsoft version number: 87

Isn't VS 2008 supported or what went wrong here?

Regards

Gerriet

[SergeyKostrov]

>>When i try to compile a VS 2008 project within Visual Studio using the Intel compiler, i get the following error message: >> >>Command-line error: invalid Microsoft version number: 87 >> >>Isn't VS 2008 supported or what went wrong here? Only some editions of Visual Studios are supported. For example, Express Editions are not supported, Professional Editions are supported. What edition of the Visual Studio do you use?

[Gerriet_R_]

I am using VS 2008 Team System 2008 Development Edition.

Maybe it's best to give you the relevant parts of about dialog:

Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
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[JenniferJ]

It could be the "path" is over-flowed. could you clean the "path"?
If it's not the "path" issue, could you upload the .vcproj and .icproj file?

thanks,
Jennifer

[SergeyKostrov]

>>...It could be the "path" is over-flowed... A very interesting question: What is a maximum length of the PATH environment variable for Windows platforms?

[Gerriet_R_]

Jennifer J. (Intel) wrote:

It could be the "path" is over-flowed. could you clean the "path"?

After cleaning up as much as possible the path is below 400 characters. It nearly contains only intel specific entries. Unfortunately the error stays the same.

Jennifer J. (Intel) wrote:

If it's not the "path" issue, could you upload the .vcproj and .icproj file?

I've attached the requested files. (At least i tried. There is an error message while uploading ("An AJAX HTTP request terminated abnormally." )

Regards

Gerriet

[SergeyKostrov]

>>>>It could be the "path" is over-flowed. could you clean the "path"? >> >>After cleaning up as much as possible the path is below 400 characters. It nearly contains only intel specific entries. Unfortunately >>the error stays the same. I don't think the problem is related to some limitations of PATH environment variable since a memory for the list of paths should be allocated dynamically. I don't think it is declared by Microsoft developers as follows: ... TCHAR szPATH[ 512 ] = { 0x0 }; ... >>...When i try to compile a VS 2008 project... Here are a couple of questions: - What are origins of your project? - Is it imported, for example from VS 2005 Professional Edition, or a newly created in VS 2008 Team System Edition? - Do you have another versions of Visual Studio?

[Gerriet_R_]

Sergey Kostrov wrote:

Here are a couple of questions:

- What are origins of your project?
- Is it imported, for example from VS 2005 Professional Edition, or a newly created in VS 2008 Team System Edition?
- Do you have another versions of Visual Studio?

The project has a long history. Before VS 2008 it was compiled with Visual C++ 6. We ommited Versions 2003 (VC++ 7) and 2005 (VC++ 8).

On my computer I've also installed VS 2010 and VS2012. Should I try a computer with VS 2008 only?

[SergeyKostrov]

>>The project has a long history. Before VS 2008 it was compiled with Visual C++ 6. We ommited Versions 2003 (VC++ 7) >>and 2005 (VC++ 8). >> >>On my computer I've also installed VS 2010 and VS2012. Should I try a computer with VS 2008 only? Of course you can try but I'm not sure that it will help. Here a couple of notes: - Visual Studio project upgrades are very reliable and I never had any issues ( starting from Visual C++ version 1.5 up to Visual Studio 2012 ). - All Visual Studios could be installed on one computer in different folders. For example, on my primary computer I have 7 different Visual C++ IDEs and Visual Studios. - It is possible that a wrong order in the PATH environmet variable is set ( sorry, I can't prove it since I didn't see your PATH values ). - I could create a test project in Visual C++ version 6 and upgrade it to Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition and I'll post results later.

[SergeyKostrov]

>>...I could create a test project in Visual C++ version 6 and upgrade it to Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition... Please download a zip-file with projects for your tests ( it is attached ). The following verifications are done: Test 1: Project created with Visual C++ 6.0 Enterprise Edition ( SP5 & Processor Pack ) Test 2: Upgrade to Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition ( All SPs installed ) ( from VC6 EE ) - No problems detected Test 3: Upgrade to Visual Studio 2012 Express Edition ( All SPs installed ) ( from VC6 EE ) - No problems detected Test 4: All configurations are successfully built

[SergeyKostrov]

>>>>It could be the "path" is over-flowed. could you clean the "path"? >> >>After cleaning up as much as possible the path is below 400 characters. It nearly contains only intel specific entries. Unfortunately >>the error stays the same. I did a quick review of Microsoft's source codes for a CRT-function _putenv and it uses the dynamically allocated buffers for the list of all environment variables. If some Win32 API functions are used they also should use the dynamically allocated buffers.