fatal error RC1015: cannot open include file 'afxres.h'

[kramer__walter]

Hello,

I recently had to reinstall my Visual Studio 2008 standard edition and Intel(R) Visual Fortran Compiler XE 13.1.0.149 [IA-32]. A copy of Help|About is given below.

Now, although the Visual Studio integration seems to be OK (See the data from Tools|Intel Composer XE|Visual Fortran|Compilers given below), I get the following errors when building from the IDE:

fatal error RC1015: cannot open include file 'afxres.h', when trying to compile resources, and

error #10037: could not find 'link', when trying to build existing applications

It seems that somehow $(VSInstallDir) and $(VCInstallDir) do not resolve to VS and VC install folders. 'afxres.h' and 'link.exe' are available under  $(VCInstallDir)atlmfc\include resp. $(VCInstallDir)BIN

I have uninstalled and reinstalled several times (actually spend the entire weekend trying to find a solution), but without result.

I hope someone has a solution for this issue.

kind regards,

Walter Kramer

• Executables: $(IFortInstallDir)bin\ia32;$(VSInstallDir)Common7\IDE;$(VCInstallDir)BIN;$(VSInstallDir)Common7\Tools;$(VSInstallDir)Common7\Tools\bin;$(FrameworkDir)$(FrameworkVersion);$(WindowsSdkDir)bin;$(PATH)
• Libraries: $(IFortInstallDir)compiler\lib\ia32;$(IFortInstallDir)mkl\lib\ia32;$(VCInstallDir)atlmfc\lib;$(VCInstallDir)lib;$(WindowsSdkDir)lib;$(FrameworkSDKDir)lib;
• Includes: $(IFortInstallDir)compiler\include;$(IFortInstallDir)compiler\include\ia32;$(IFortInstallDir)mkl\include;$(VCInstallDir)atlmfc\include;$(VCInstallDir)include;$(WindowsSdkDir)include;$(FrameworkSDKDir)include

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[SergeyKostrov]

>>...•Includes: $(IFortInstallDir)compiler\include;$(IFortInstallDir)compiler\include\ia32;$(IFortInstallDir)mkl\include; >>$(VCInstallDir)atlmfc\include;$(VCInstallDir)include;$(WindowsSdkDir)include;$(FrameworkSDKDir)include There is No a path to $(VCInstallDir)Atlmfc\Include folder. The afxres.h is located in that folder ( for a long time since ATL and MFC libraries were merged ) and I checked it with VS2005, VS2008, VS2010 and VS2012 Professional Editions. Please take into account that Express Editions of Visual Studios Do Not have ATL & MFC support and in that case Microsoft Platform SDK can be used since it has afxres.h located in $(PlatformSDKDir)Include\Mfc folder.

[Steven_L_Intel1]

That you get "cannot find link" is a more serious concern to me. Try adding the direct path to the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\bin folder (omit (x86) if on a 32-bit system) to the executables path.

I have seen an ongoing issue with rc.exe not being able to find the various .h files even though the include path is filled in correctly. It appears that when rc is called from a Fortran project it doesn't get its include path right. I already escalated this to development (issue DPD200235387) and will see if I can get an update. I noted when I first encountered this that I couldn't reproduce it in VS2008, I could in VS2010 but only on a system that also had VS2012 installed.  It is baffling.

[kramer__walter]

Adding the direct path(s) does indeed solve the problem, both for link and for the resource header files.

$(IFortInstallDir) seems to be set correctly (resolves into the Fortran installation folder) because the fortran source files compile without a problem. However $(VCInstallDir) seems not to be set correctly or is somehow not recognized.

I have tried to use the SET command (from Visual Studio) to see if the variables are set correctly in the local environment, but I didn't succeed (could use tools.shell cmd an then set, but the variables did not show up). I have no idea when, where  and how the variables are or should be defined.

If I run vsvars32.bat (located in Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\Tools\), the environment variables VCInstallDir and VSInstalldir appear after calling SET and refer to the correct folders, however this doesn't make them available from within the VS IDE (and don't appear when calling SET  command from VS IDE)

Any idea?

Thanks,

Walter

[Steven_L_Intel1]

You would have tro start the VS environment with "devenv /useenv" in order to use those environment variables, otherwise the values stored in the registry (as shown in Tools > Options) are used. VCInstallDir and FortranInstallDir aren't real environment variables - they're created by VS based on registry entries.

[SergeyKostrov]

>>...I have tried to use the SET command (from Visual Studio) to see if the variables are set correctly in the local >>environment, but I didn't succeed (could use tools.shell cmd an then set, but the variables did not show up). Unfortunately it doesn't work and I personally complained ( to Microsoft ) about it a couple of times.

[Steven_L_Intel1]

See my reply above.

[Steven_L_Intel1]

I am told that the issue from this thread is fixed in update 3, which should be out this week.

[kramer__walter]

Thanks so far, as soon as the the update is available I will do a test and let you know the outcome in this thread.

Walter

[kramer__walter]

Update 3 indeed fixes the issue from this thread.

Thanks,

Walter Kramer

[Steven_L_Intel1]

Hooray!

[SergeyKostrov]

>>...Update 3... Guys, Is it for Intel Parallel Studio XE 2013? Please clarify.

[Steven_L_Intel1]

Intel Parallel Studio XE 2013 Update 3 includes Intel Visual Fortran Composer XE 2013 Update 3, so either is ok.  If you have a PSXE license you can install individual components, but the Studio suites nowadays update at the same frequency as Composer XE.

[SergeyKostrov]

Thanks, Steve.