VC++ cl.exe -- DLL not found

I added the bin directory of the VS2010 (not SP1) C++ compiler to my PATH variable on Windows XP. When i开发者_如何转开发 try to run it, it tells me that a DLL was not found. I added this line to my PATH:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\bin;

Update: it still fails when I cd to the bin directory above, and then run the compiler

Can you help me out?

Run the VS command prompt shortcut or the batch file it points to, such as:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\vcvarsall.bat" x86

to set up an appropriate environment including the path.

By the way, mspdb100.dll lives in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE. But run the shortcut/batch file anyway - it does more than set up the correct path.

add Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE to your Path variable, than close cmd prompt and open it. now it will work.

Running the VS command prompt takes care of setting up the environment. Also, ensure that you are running the command prompt as an admin.

Installing Visual Studio 2010 SP1 C++ Compiler Setup fixed this issue for me. Visual Studio 2010 SP1 C++ Compiler install

I faced the same issue when I tried to run a 32 bit exe I built, on a 64 bit machine.

"mspdb100.dll couldn't be found by cl.exe "

Visual Studio 2010(the version I currently use) builds a 32 bit exe by Default.To create a 64 bit executable, just change the setting from Win32 to x64 in the dropdown box at the top of VS and build.This will build for you a 64 bit executable and solve your problem.