vsbuild: File not found (devenv)

[warrents]

I have Visual Studio Express 2012 and a solution file created by it, but I get this "vsbuild: File not found (devenv)" when trying to build a C# program.

The "Quick Start Configuration" of Slick seems to know everything about VS2012.

What is the next step to fixing this?

[warrents]

More info: I have uninstalled 18.0.0 and am trying to use just 18.0.1

I thought that would not be a problem, but maybe it is.

[warrents]

After re-installing 18.0.1 -- still same problem.

[warrents]

Here apparently is the command:

C:\Program Files\SlickEditV18.0.1 x64\win\vsbuild" -signal 49205 -command devenv "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\Visual Studio 2012\Projects\AccessUA2\AccessUA2.sln" /rebuild "Debug" /project "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\Visual Studio 2012\Projects\AccessUA2\AccessUA2\AccessUA2.csproj"
 VSLICKERRORPATH="C:\Users\Admin\Documents\Visual Studio 2012\Projects\AccessUA2\AccessUA2"
devenv "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\Visual Studio 2012\Projects\AccessUA2\AccessUA2.sln" /rebuild Debug /project "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\Visual Studio 2012\Projects\AccessUA2\AccessUA2\AccessUA2.csproj"
vsbuild: File not found (devenv)

[warrents]

1) Created a new C++ Win32 project in VS Express.
2) Built the default code in VS Express with no errors, and then saved the solution.
3) Opened the solution in SE, and this is what went thru the build window:

The blank items seem amiss.

set PATH=C:\Program Files\SlickEditV18.0.1 x64\win;C:\Program Files\SlickEditV18.0.1 x64\win\;C:\Program Files\Adaptec\maxView Storage Manager\pegasus\bin;C:\Program Files\Adaptec\maxView Storage Manager\;C:\Program Files\Adaptec\maxView Storage Manager\ssl\bin;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Roxio Shared\10.0\DLLShared\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Roxio Shared\DLLShared\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Roxio Shared\12.0\DLLShared\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Shared;C:\Program Files (x86)\QuickTime\QTSystem\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Tools\Binn\
set INCLUDE=
set LIB=
set PATH=C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319;C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v3.5;C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v8.0A\bin;C:\Program Files\SlickEditV18.0.1 x64\win;C:\Program Files\SlickEditV18.0.1 x64\win\;C:\Program Files\Adaptec\maxView Storage Manager\pegasus\bin;C:\Program Files\Adaptec\maxView Storage Manager\;C:\Program Files\Adaptec\maxView Storage Manager\ssl\bin;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Roxio Shared\10.0\DLLShared\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Roxio Shared\DLLShared\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Roxio Shared\12.0\DLLShared\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Shared;C:\Program Files (x86)\QuickTime\QTSystem\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Tools\Binn\
set DEVENVDIR=
set MSVCDIR=
set INCLUDE=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\VC\INCLUDE;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v8.0A\INCLUDE;
set LIB=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\VC\LIB;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v8.0A\LIB;
set VSINSTALLDIR=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0
set VCINSTALLDIR=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\VC

[Dan]

Does the express version of Visual Studio ship with a devenv.exe?  Is the file not there?

[warrents]

> Does the express version of Visual Studio ship with a devenv.exe?

Nope.

Dang.

[warrents]

May be called WDExpress.exe in the Express Version, rather than devenv.exe (someone wrote).

[warrents]

Actually, it might be called msbuild.exe

[warrents]

msbuild.exe ran ("by hand" in the build window) with just the *.sln file provided, and produced: 0 Errors, 0 Warnings

Not sure what to do now...

[Dan]

Go to Project>Properties and on the Tools tab select the toll "Build".  In the Command line textbox, change "devenv" to "msbuild".

[warrents]

MSBUILD : error MSB1001: Unknown switch.
Switch: /build

[Dan]

msbuild may have a different set of options.

[warrents]

Thanks.  At least the problem is clear -- spend $500 for the regular Visual Studio.   

[Phil Barila]

No need to go that far, although Visual Studio Express lacks much...

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MSBuild <SolutionFile.sln> Build "Debug|Win32"... should get you what you want.  MSBuild /? is a good starting point.