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FIX: Can't Create Directory >1 Deep for Intermediate Files

Article ID: 121017

Article Last Modified on 12/1/2003

APPLIES TO

Microsoft Visual C++ 2.0 Professional Edition
Microsoft Visual C++ 2.1
Microsoft Visual C++ 2.2
Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q121017

SYMPTOMS

Visual C++ fails to create the specified directories when the "Intermediate Files" field contains a nonexistent path that is multiple levels deep. This field is located in the dialog box under the "Project"-"Project Settings" with the "General" tab selected. Under these conditions, Visual C++ issues the following error when attempting to build the project from within the Visual Workbench:

<Full directory specification>

This directory could not be created.

The above error applies to Visual C++, version 2.x only. The NMAKE error reported below applies to Visual C++, version 2.x and version 4.0. It does not apply to version 4.1.

If the project is compiled externally, NMAKE.EXE generates this error:

if not exist .\Debug/junk3/nul mkdir .\Debug/junk3
The syntax of the command is incorrect.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CMD.EXE'

return code '0x1'

Stop.

CAUSE

Visual C++ fails to create a nonexistent path that is multiple levels deep.

RESOLUTION

Create the directory by using File Manager or from a command session.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit edition, version 4.1.

MORE INFORMATION

To reproduce this problem, type the following in the field described above, where SUBDIR1 does not exist.

SUBDIR1\SUBDIR2,

Additional query words: 2.00 2.10 2.20 4.00 S_VWB s_NMAKE

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbide KB121017

Microsoft KB Archive/121017

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