CL.exe missing for VS 2017 compilation

[jpweldon]

I loaded a VS 2017 project with 'C' subprograms and '.h' files etc. Compilation failed because I do not have CL.exe associated with the VS project.

There are copies of CL.exe on my hard drive, but they are old and they are not being found when I try to compile the VS project.

If there is a recent CL.exe that is dedicated to VS 2017 projects, please copy it to me at [e-mail]. In which folder should CL.exe be located in order to be found during VS 2017 compilation?

[seeplus]

When you installed VS2017, did you select the option to install the c/c++ compilers? c/c++ isn't installed by default.

If you run vsinstaller, under installation details, do you see 'Desktop development with C++' and expanding that if present, is there a tick next to Visual C++ core desktop features?

If not, then you need to install 'Desktop development with C++'.