Why does fatal error "LNK1104: cannot open file 'C:\Program.obj'" occur when I compile a C++ project in Visual Studio?
I've created a new C++ project in Visual Studio 2008. No code has been written yet; Only project settings have been changed.
When I compile the project, I receive the following fatal error:
fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'C:\Program.obj'
Answer
This particular issue is caused by specifying a dependency to a lib file that had spaces in its path. The path needs to be surrounded by quotes for the project to compile correctly.
On the Configuration Properties -> Linker -> Input tab of the project’s properties, there is an Additional Dependencies property. This issue was fixed by changing this property from:
C:\Program Files\sofware sdk\lib\library.lib
To:
" C:\Program Files\sofware sdk\lib\library.lib"
Where I added the quotes.