Hi,

Please post the build output as a .txt file (or email it) after switching on vMicro>Compiler>Verbose

The output window is the best place to see the reason for errors. The Error List isn't helpful for config issues because it just shows the end result.

edit: Most likely a problem with the location of the arduino ide setting in Visual Micro or invalid custom hardware in "mydocuments\arduino\hardware"

Thanks

That is a strange one. The debug compile is showing the error with missing code. 

You can try the uninstall and reinstall. You can uninstall and reinstall without restarting the ide between the two but you need to restart the ide after reinstall.

If that doesn't fix it then pleases also switch on "vMicro>compiler>show build properties" then build and post the output again

Thanks

Well that didn't work.
I uninstalled Arduino.
Re-booted
Did a registry clean.
Uninstalled and re-installed Arduino IDE for VS.
Created a new Arduino project.
Built it; got errors. Arduino Build Errors3.txt
Built it again with properties on.
Maybe you can make some sense to it.
Thanks.

Now is the next day for me. It's 11:00 EST.
Yes, I re-installed everything except Visual Studio, but I updated it to 3.
I tried to build a simple sketch with visual micro on my laptop last night and got no errors that I could tell. I'm going to connect an Arduino to it later today to see if it downloads correctly.
My operating system is the latest windows 10.

Can you tell me where visual micro puts it's properties?
I thought that I got rid of all traces of it, but when I re-installed it, it didn't ask where Arduino was located, and it had all the setting I had set for it, so an uninstall doesn't get rid of everything.

Thanks.

OK, the problem happening is about debugging.
I opened a blink project.
I set the IDE to Release. I got the project to download to the Arduino.
When I set it to Debug, I get the build errors.
I need to debug another project so how do I get debugging to work?
Thanks.

If it's trying to debug then you have the trial activated and it should work fine. It's not related to activation.

Is the error exactly the same as your first report?

There are lots of people using arduino from program files and the build output looks okay

Can you confirm this same thing happens with a new empty project that just has setup() and loop()?

Thanks

Thanks, I can see what is going wrong but need to look into why it is happening.

For some reason it isn't compiling the arduino core which is strange because nothing will work without that.

Can you switch to "release" mode, build and then post the output so I can see a clean compile with the properties switched on

Hopefully that gives the solution.

Yes that's missing the core but no code uses it so you don;t see an error.

I think there might be a tools>options>visual micro setting that has been changed and needs further testing.

If you are comfortable using regedit.exe then delete the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Visual Micro key and restart the ide.

Then post the output again thanks.

Also email your debugger license key to info[at]visualmicro.com because it will need resetting so the debugger can be activated again. (as side effect of deleting the reg key will zap the debugger license)

After restarting the ide it will ask you for the arduino ide location again.

Great thanks. I think you might have changed a compiler, compatibility or cache option so I will retest them all for the next release.

Sorry about the hassle. Don't forget that the debugger might now be in free trial mode which means that after 45 days it might stop.

You can see the license status in "Tools>Options>Visual Micro>Application Features>License Status". If registered with your paid key it will show REGISTERED otherwise is will show "Days Remaining"

If it doesn't show REGISTERED then enter your key. If you see a message that says "Activation limit exceeded" then email your key to me and I will reset it info[at]visualmicro.com or email the key and I will reset anyway

Thanks