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Build succeeds, but no file

Jan 17, 2012 1:13 PM

Tags: #build #visual_studio #after_effects_sdk

I've downloaded the CS4 sdk to my desktop and opened the GLator example in VS2008. When i do a clean build then it says it "Build succeeded" and i do get a Build folder, but there's no .dll or .aex file.

 

Any idea what the problem is?

841 Views   5 Replies   Latest reply: shachar carmi, Jan 19, 2012 12:40 AM
 
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  • shachar carmi
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    1. shachar carmi,
    Jan 17, 2012 1:36 PM   in reply to asdf1
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    i think that by default on the cs4 SDK, the plug-ins build to:

    c:\program files\adobe\after effect 9.0\plug-ins\sdk

    note the "after effect 9.0" instead of "CS4"

     

    it used to be like that on older versions, and i think it still is.

    (i'm not building to the default location, so i can't tell for sure)

     
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    2. asdf1,
    Jan 18, 2012 12:08 PM   in reply to shachar carmi
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    I don't have that directory, all i have is:

    C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects CS4\Support Files\Plug-ins

     

    The output directory of visual studio is set to:

    .\Debug

     

    So i guess the build should appear in the same directory as the project is in, right..?

     

    Any other idea what the problem could be...??

     
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    3. shachar carmi,
    Jan 18, 2012 12:10 PM   in reply to asdf1
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    this might be a dumb solution, but did you search your computer for the

    .aex file?

     
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    4. asdf1,
    Jan 18, 2012 12:47 PM   in reply to shachar carmi
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    You're right, the file was placed in my C:\ drive...    Had to change the Linker options to set another directory.

     

    But i have another strange problem. I just opened the Skeleton project. But this one doesn't even build.

    I tried to Clean, Rebuild, Build, but nothing is happening. No errors either.

     

    I got one conversion warning, but i don't think that's the problem:

    "Web deployment to the local IIS server is no longer supported. The Web Deployment build tool has been removed from your project settings."

     

     

    Any idea what the problem with that project might be?

     
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    5. shachar carmi,
    Jan 19, 2012 12:40 AM   in reply to asdf1
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    err...

    i think that error said it disabled your build settings.

    that is, your only build setting. so the project can't build.

    you could try to fix the build settings but i don't know how deep the

    problem was.

     

    imho, the simplest solution would be to duplicate another project and then

    just replace the .cpp and .h files back to the skeleton files.

     
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