Beginner Question: "Field Does not exist" error message when compiling

[Rafi_M_1]

Hi,

I am a beginner level programmer in Visual Fortran. I am currently learning Fortran on Visual Studio Professional 2012 with Intel Visual Fortran XE 2013. 

For the very first time, debugging works assuming the codes don't have any errors. However, I am getting an error showing "Field does not exist" when debugging the same code for a second time. The code works only for the first time again if I close the program and reopen it. I don't know what is the problem as I have no prior experience. 

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

[Steven_L_Intel1]

I'm not familiar with that message. Would you please attach a screenshot of the VS window and the message?

[Rafi_M_1]

I added couple of screen shots. One showing the Quickwin Apllication running successfully and the other one showing the error dialogue box.

[Steven_L_Intel1]

Very strange. The first screenshot is not showing that you have started the debugger yet. Does this message appear only when you click the Start button to start debugging?

[Rafi_M_1]

Strange indeed! No, this message appears regardless if I clicked the start button or the debugger. You are correct on the observation that the debugger hasn't started yet. Again, this happens only when I try to run the code second time after one successful debugging. 

[jimdempseyatthecove]

Did your Aitivirus delete or sandbox the executable?

Jim Dempsey

[Rafi_M_1]

No. I can see the executable in the debug file. It shows the successful debug result when clicked.

[jimdempseyatthecove]

This is a VS error. You might try Googling for this error.

Did you happen to copy the Solution and/or Project file from one system to another (possibly containing a newer or different version of VS or Operating System)?

This message (my hypothesis) is originating from one of the VS IDE XML or VB scripts requesting a member data field by name to a field that does not exist... on the current platform (that which you are running on).

Try creating a new solution (on the system exhibiting the error), and copy/paste the text content of your program.

Jim Dempsey

[Steven_L_Intel1]

I tried Googling for the error and came up empty.

[jimdempseyatthecove]

visual studio "field does not exist"

The above line, typed as-is, yields 26,500 hits for me.

Jim Dempsey

[Steven_L_Intel1]

Yes, but the only one that seems relevant links to this thread. Most of them are about Excel.

[Steven_L_Intel1]

Rafi, do you click a button or select a menu item to make this error appear? This was not clear to me. What are the steps you follow to get this error?

Does it happen if you create a new project of type Console Application > Main Program Code?

[Rafi_M_1]

It appears when I want to run the program second time, as in if I click the debug (F5) button. So steps are following:

Open new project> write code>debug>runs successfully (assuming no syntax errors) first time> click debug again> "field does not exist"

Now, if I save this project> close the program >open again>debug> runs first time> click debug second time>"field does not exist"

It happens for the Console Application>main program code as well.

[Steven_L_Intel1]

Thanks. Please do this and let me know if it fixes the problem (or not):

• Uninstall Intel Parallel Studio XE
• Delete the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Intel Fortran (it may already be gone)
• Reinstall Intel Parallel Studio XE

If this doesn't solve the problem I will escalate this to the developers.

[Rafi_M_1]

Thanks Steve. I did uninstall and reinstall as you asked me to. It did not solve the problem.

When I tried running a new project in visual basic, just to check whether it is a visual studio problem, it showed the same error. So Jim Dempsey was right. This error might not be associated with Visual Fortran XE at all. However, I haven't found the solution yet.

[Steven_L_Intel1]

Do you have any plugins added to Visual Studio? Try this. In VS, select Tools > Options > Environment > Add-In Security. Uncheck the box "Allow Add-In components to load" and click OK. Close and reopen VS. Does the problem persist?

[Rafi_M_1]

Yes, it still shows the same error

[Steven_L_Intel1]

Truly weird. And I have done more web searching and can't find any reference to this message as worded. 

In Visual Studio, click Help > About. Then click Copy Info. Paste the result into a reply here.

[Rafi_M_1]

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[Steven_L_Intel1]

Thanks. One thing you have that I don't is the Visual Studio Spell Checker Extension. I wonder if that's the issue. Go to Tools > Options > Extensions and remove the spell checker (I think that's where it would be.)

[jimdempseyatthecove]

It would be nice (MS VS feature) if the error message, presumably issued running a tool, or attempting to launch a tool, would indicate where (which component) the error occurred. e.g. "Visual Studio Spell Checker Extension reports: Field 'someName' does not exist". This would certainly aid in problem diagnosis (and resolution).

Jim Dempsey