why wont my compiler debug my program any more?

[jason007thomas]

I recently started my assembly language class and I'm using C++ express 2010 to compile my programs but now when I write a c++ program I have nothing but trouble.

I'm trying to compile some practice programs and I keep getting a message stating [unable to start program - the system cannot find the file specified] could this be due to assembly language being ran on my compiler and it might be saving the file into the wrong folder.


How do I fix this???

[andywestken]

Try...

#1 check the projects "General" properties
- is the "Output Directory" still "$(SolutionDir)$(ConfigurationName)"

(if so, you're building to <solution folder>\Debug or \Release)

#2 check the "Linker" / "General" properties
- is the "Output File" still "$(OutDir)\$(ProjectName).exe"

#3 check the output folder to confirm the exe is there!

#4 check the projects "Debugging" properties page
- is there anything in Working Directory"?
- or is it "$(SolutionDir)$(ConfigurationName)"
- if blank try using the output directory as the debug folder