DOCUMENT:Q189833  07-AUG-1998  [vbwin]
TITLE   :BUG: Visual Basic Does Not Create an EXE File After Compiling
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:5.0
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual Basic Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions
   for Windows, version 5.0
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SYMPTOMS
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An EXE file is not created even though no errors are produced after
compiling a Visual Basic application that includes a resource file.

CAUSE
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This will occur when including a resource file which contains a "Version"
resource.

RESOLUTION
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Remove the "Version" information from the resource file.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this
bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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Creating the Resource File:

Create a resource file that includes a "Version" resource using a text
editor and resource compiler, such as those provided with Microsoft Visual
C++. The compiled resource file will have a .res file name extension.

One method of generating a .res file to reproduce this bug would be to use
Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 while following these steps:

1. Start Visual C++ 5.0 and create a new MFC AppWizard (EXE) project named
   Res1.

2. Click OK, Finish, and then the OK button again.

3. Under the Build menu, select Build Res1.exe.

   A "Res1.res" file should be generated in the Debug directory under the
   Res1 project Directory. By default, this directory would be "C:\program
   files\DevStudio\my projects\Res1\debug."

Create the Visual Basic Application:

1. Create a new Standard EXE project in Visual Basic. Form1 is created by
   default.

2. Select Add Files from the Project menu, then add the "Res1.res" file
   created above.

3. Select Make Project1.exe from the File menu.

   At this point, Visual Basic will compile and appear to write an EXE
   file. No EXE file is actually generated because the resource file
   contains a "Version" resource. To alleviate this problem, remove the
   "Version" resource from the .res file by using Visual C++ 5.0. Rebuild
   the "Res1" project and add the new resource file to the Visual Basic
   project.

Additional query words: kbDSupport kbVC500 kbVBp500bug kbVBp kbMFC kbWizard
kbdss
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Version           : WINDOWS:5.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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