.exe is missing

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_{Tuesday, May 5, 2015 9:45 PM}

what do i do about this? did i install the thing properly?  i just want to do simple coding stuff. this is what it says:

Visual Studio cannot start debugging because debug target c:\..\visual studio 2013\projects\ConsoleApplication\bin\debug\ConsoleApplication.exe is missing, and then it says I have to set the output path correct location. what is the correct location?

thanx

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_{Wednesday, May 6, 2015 9:59 AM ✅Answered}

Hello ramouba,

It looks like Visual Studio may didn't install right.

But have you tried to clean and rebuild your applicaiton. What if you switch to use the release mode to compile your application?

Please also try the following thread:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3516333/debug-target-is-missing

See whether this solution works for you:

• Make sure that output path of project is correct (Project > Properties > Build > Output path)
• Go in menu to Build > Configuration Manager, and check if your main/entry project has checked Build. If not, check it.

Best regards,

Barry
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_{Tuesday, May 5, 2015 11:37 PM}

What is the Visual Studio version and edition?

What kind of console application project did you create?

Did your code compile with no errors?

What do you see when you navigate to the cited folder (c:\..\visual studio 2013\projects\ConsoleApplication\bin\debug)? Is there a .exe there?

_{Wednesday, May 6, 2015 1:47 AM}

what do i do about this? did i install the thing properly?  i just want to do simple coding stuff. this is what it says:

Visual Studio cannot start debugging because debug target c:\..\visual studio 2013\projects\ConsoleApplication\bin\debug\ConsoleApplication.exe is missing, and then it says I have to set the output path correct location. what is the correct location?

thanx

Sounds like your program didn't compile properly.