Microsoft KB Archive/180457

= BUG: Causes of Nsqlprep.exe Err. "Couldn't Spawn Compiler. <2>" =

PSS ID Number: 180457

Article Last Modified on 10/15/2002

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Embedded SQL for C Programmer's Toolkit 4.22

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This article was previously published under Q180457



BUG#: 50049 (SHILOH)



SYMPTOMS
When Nsqlprep.exe is executed to process an .sqc file, you receive the following error message:

Couldn't spawn compiler. <2>



CAUSE
The error can occur if either of the following situations is true:


 * A C Compiler is not installed. -or-


 * Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 is installed.

Note that this problem occurs with Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 even though the Embedded SQL documentation specifies that you should use the following compiler versions for the operating systems listed below.   Operating system      Compiler

Windows NT           Microsoft Visual C++ 2.0 or later Windows 95           Microsoft Visual C++ 2.0 or later Windows 3.1          Microsoft Visual C++ 1.52 or later MS-DOS               Microsoft Visual C++ 1.52 or later



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, install and use Microsoft Visual C++ 4.2.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Embedded SQL for C Programmer's Toolkit version 4.22 documentation.

Additional query words: ESQL PREPROCESSOR NSQLPREP

Keywords: kbBug kbDSupport KB180457

Technology: kbAudDeveloper kbSQLeMCPTK422 kbSQLEmCPTKSearch kbSQLServSearch

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