ipo: error #11018: Cannot open C:\Program Files (x86)\IntelSWTools\mpi\5.1.1.110\intel64\bin

[qin__youwei]

Hi All,

I am new to parallel programming with Intel visual fortran. I have been trapped by a few days with the compiling issue.

My project includes three files, forlab.f90, stochoptim.f90, and testMain.f90. When compiled separately there is no errors. However, in the process of linking, I got the following errors:

ipo: error #11018: Cannot open C:\Program Files (x86)\IntelSWTools\mpi\5.1.1.110\intel64\bin;

LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file 'C:\Program Files (x86)\IntelSWTools\mpi\5.1.1.110\intel64\bin;.obj

I am using VS2015 and parallel_studio_xe_2016.0.041. To enable the MPI, I have add 

"C:\Program Files (x86)\IntelSWTools\mpi\5.1.1.110\intel64\include" [with quotes] into Porperties==>Fortran==>General==>Additional Include Directories

"C:\Program Files (x86)\IntelSWTools\mpi\5.1.1.110\intel64\bin" [with quotes] into Porperties==>Linker==>Input==>Dependencies

impi.lib into "C:\Program Files (x86)\IntelSWTools\mpi\5.1.1.110\intel64\bin" [with quotes] into Porperties==>Linker==>General==>Additional Library Directories

[Steve_Lionel · Accepted solution]

Don't do this:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\IntelSWTools\mpi\5.1.1.110\intel64\bin" [with quotes] into Porperties==>Linker==>Input==>Dependencies

In this property put the library name impi.lib).

And then in Additional Library Directories, put just the path to the folder that contains impi.lib, not including the impi.lib name. I don't know if "C:\Program Files (x86)\IntelSWTools\mpi\5.1.1.110\intel64\bin" is correct for that.

[qin__youwei]

thank you, Steve. It solves my problem.