Where is rc.exe?

[Rodney_M_]

I have just installed my visual fortran compiler 11.0 professional Visual Studio Partner edition on my new Windows 7 64 bit ultimate pc, using the original CD. I followed this install by then downloading and installing the Visual Studio 2005SP1 update (442 MB), and ditto for the subsequent compiler update for Vista and W7 (29 MB).

I then attempted to produce a console application bysuppling Fortran source code, which previously compiled under Vista onmy old machine.The compilerproceeded tocompile all the folders (with their subroutines) successfully on the W7 machine.

However, at the end the netprocess failed to produce executabe code, saying that it could notfind rc.exe.

From my help menu this would seem to be the windows resource compiler (RC).

Perhaps, my VFC install was incomplete. How do I fix this?

Rod Mason

[Steven_L_Intel1]

rc.exe is part of the Windows Platform SDK which is installed as part of Visual Studio 2005 Premier Partner Edition. Are you building a Win32 or x64 configuration?

In Visual Studio, select Tools > Options > Intel Visual Fortran > Compilers. Click the button to the right of "Executable files". It should display a list of folders. What is that list? (Copy and paste it here.)

[Rodney_M_]

Hi Steve,

I was working to build a win32 configuration. Want to compare it to my older 32-bit visat output. Then plan to move on to x64.

I couldn't manage a paste into your document, so here's a follow on post. My copy of the listobtained from clicking to the right ofExecutables is:

$(IFortInstallDir)binia32
$(CommonProgramFiles)IntelShared FilesIa32Bin
$(VSInstallDir)Common7ide
$(VCInstallDir)bin
$(VSInstallDir)Common7Tools
$(VSInstallDir)Common7Toolsbin
$(VCInstallDir)PlatformSDKbin
$(FrameworkSDKDir)bin
$(FrameworkDir)$(FrameworkVersion)
$(PATH)


Rod Mason

[Steven_L_Intel1]

Rod,

Please use Reply rather than starting a new topic when adding to an existing thread.

I assume that there are backslashes in the list which did not make it into your post here.

Is there a folder Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\PlatformSDK\Bin ? Is rc.exe in that folder?

[Rodney_M_]

Quoting rodmason01@msn.com

Hi Steve,

I was working to build a win32 configuration. Want to compare it to my older 32-bit visat output. Then plan to move on to x64.

I couldn't manage a paste into your document, so here's a follow on post. My copy of the listobtained from clicking to the right ofExecutables is:

$(IFortInstallDir)binia32
$(CommonProgramFiles)IntelShared FilesIa32Bin
$(VSInstallDir)Common7ide
$(VCInstallDir)bin
$(VSInstallDir)Common7Tools
$(VSInstallDir)Common7Toolsbin
$(VCInstallDir)PlatformSDKbin
$(FrameworkSDKDir)bin
$(FrameworkDir)$(FrameworkVersion)
$(PATH)


Rod Mason

Hi Steve,

Sorry, I have been away. Now trying again to solve this problem.

I have been working with the downloaded files: VS80sp1-KB926601-X86-ENU (442 MB) and vs80sp1-KB932232-X86-ENU (29 MB)
.
Your reply #3 (which was the next reply after the one above) to #2 asked me to check the folder: Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\PlatformSDK\Bin.

Answer is: there is no such folder on my machine.

In Program Files (x86) \Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC all I have isthe folder "vcpackages." In that there is the folder 1033 andautolayt.dll plus four other .dll files. In 1033 there are autolaytui.dll and three other .dlls.

I have a coworker who has installed the Intel 11 VS Compiler directly from the box (CD). This worked for himwith windows 7; he did notuse the recent download that I tried to install. Lookingon his machine today inside hisVC folder, we foundhe did, indeed, have a bin file, and I also saw an rc.exe (not exactly sure in which folder there).

I have the box also, and could uninstall and reinstall from it, but I thought I would not be getting the best and greatest for W7 that way, which is why I tried the downloaded version.

So, what do you recommend?


Again, apologies for my lateness. But I do now want to get working with this software.

Many thanks,

Rod Mason

[Steven_L_Intel1]

If you are using Windows 7, please download w_cprof_p_11.1.065.exe and install that. 11.0 is not supported on Windows 7, though that is not the cause of your problem.

I don't remember any more where 11.0 with VSPPE puts the platform SDK files. But it does seem somehow that the Platform SDK files have been removed from your system.

The two files you mention are updates to VS2005 - they are fine as far as they go, but won't affect finding rc.exe.