can not find exe file

[james1943]

when I try to compile new project I get message can not find exe file it also happens when I try to compile darkness awaits any one else with this problem

[Rick]

I assume you mean when you press the play button? That's not compiling anything that's just starting the executable. For every new project and after every update you have to go into the Visual Studio project (or xcode if on mac) and actually compile in release and debug mode. This should be located in the Projects/Windows (Projects/Mac) folder and will be the .sln file. You need to download VIsual Studio 2010 if you don't already have it (or xcode) in order to open and compile this project solution.

 

 

Josh, this really needs to be a sticky or something.

[james1943]

jimbo james1943 thanks rick

[Aaron Symons]

I have a similar issue.

 

Sometimes the debug exe is deleted for some reason. When that happens I can't run in debug or release mode in Visual Studio. Pain in the backside.

 

Does anyone know why this would be happening?

[AggrorJorn]

I think this is a bug, since it is happening everywhere in debug mode.

[Josh]

There's nothing in Leadwerks that will ever delete an executable like that. When you create a new project, the project needs to be built once before you can run it.

[beo6]

maybe for some reason your compile cancels and the file is actually deleted since the compile stopped while writing the file?

 

Just guessing.

[Aaron Symons]

maybe for some reason your compile cancels and the file is actually deleted since the compile stopped while writing the file?

 

Just guessing.

 

That's a very logical guess and I'd bet that's the answer! The only thing now is to find a solution to the problem, since when the executable is deleted I can't run the game via Visual Studio.

 

My current workaround is to copy all the relavent files to a new folder, delete the project, create a new one and paste the files into the new project. I'd rather not have to do this anymore, so I hope someone could offer a solution to the problem, or at the very least a better workaround.

 

It seems to occur when there are errors in the code. Not always, but that seems to be the case.

[YouGroove]

This is VC++ related only ?

I have Lua project running, and errors don't delete the Exe file i compiled before.

[Aaron Symons]

This is VC++ related only ?

I have Lua project running, and errors don't delete the Exe file i compiled before.

 

Yeah. I'm 100% sure it's some issue with Visual Studio itself, or perhaps the connection between Visual Studio and the project.

 

If you use Lua, and use the Leadwerks Editor to write your scripts, I'd say you're pretty much 100% safe from this.

[beo6]

Never had the exe-files deleted too.

So maybe there is something else going on. ( using mainly Visual Studio 2012 )