error MSB3073: The command "call "C:\project\clientdll\dependencies\gitrev.bat" :VCEnd" exited with code 255

visual-studio-2010 batch-file call pre-build-event
Omer D picture Omer D · Jan 6, 2015 · Viewed 7.5k times · Source

I'm getting this message when trying to build my project (Visual Studio 2010):

    Error   120 error MSB3073: The command "call "C:\project\clientdll\dependencies\gitrev.bat"
:VCEnd" exited with code 255.

Yes, the file does exist, I used this command in Pre build event, it looks like this:

call "$(SolutionDir)dependencies\gitrev.bat"

Any ideas?

Answer

Ganesh Kamath - 'Code Frenzy' picture Ganesh Kamath - 'Code Frenzy' · Jan 6, 2015

Your Visual Studio is probably not openend with sufficient privileges. Open as admin and try again.

1) right click on Visual Studio Icon

2) choose run as administrator

3) In Start page choose your application.

4) Clean solution

5) Verify if outputs are removed and that the bat file is present in location

6) Rebuild solution

7) Check for errors again.

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