running Windows 7, and Visual Studio 2015, Fresh install, and fully updated. Newly installed arduino-1.6.12 default location. I downloaded and installed Visual.Micro.Arduino.Studio.vsix, current version. At first everything seemed to be working fine. Loaded and compiled the examples\01.Basics\Blink\Blink.ino  sketch. sketch is unaltered. Compiled without a problem. After closing the sketch, and reopening the sketch, I got this message "  This project is out of date, Sketch - Debug Win32 " it then asked me if I would like to build it anyway, if I press yes I got This repeating error,

Severity      Code      Description      Project      File      Line      Suppression State
Error      MSB4018      The "VCMessage" task failed unexpectedly.
System.FormatException: Index (zero based) must be greater than or equal to zero and less than the size of the argument list.
   at System.Text.StringBuilder.AppendFormatHelper(IFormatProvider provider, String format, ParamsArray args)
   at System.String.FormatHelper(IFormatProvider provider, String format, ParamsArray args)
   at System.String.Format(IFormatProvider provider, String format, Object[] args)
   at Microsoft.Build.Shared.ResourceUtilities.FormatString(String unformatted, Object[] args)
   at Microsoft.Build.Utilities.TaskLoggingHelper.FormatString(String unformatted, Object[] args)
   at Microsoft.Build.Utilities.TaskLoggingHelper.FormatResourceString(String resourceName, Object[] args)
   at  messageResourceName, Object[] messageArgs)
   at Microsoft.Build.CPPTasks.VCMessage.Execute()
   at Host.Execute()
   at Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.TaskBuilder.<ExecuteInstantiatedTask>d__26.MoveNext()      Sketch      C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\V140\Microsoft.Cpp.Platform.targets      57      


I can press clean sketch and rebuild sketch and I still get the same problem. The only thing that works, Is if I removed all additional files and leave only the Blink sketch and text files. after I do that it successfully compiles.

I have done an Internet search and come up with nothing. 

Why is this happening and how can I fix it.

thanks in advance.

Joe.

Tim@Visual Micro wrote on Nov 18^th, 2016 at 3:39pm:


This is the example file that came with the Arduino programming tool, it is not right protected.

Tim@Visual Micro wrote on Nov 18^th, 2016 at 3:39pm:


Unfortunately, there is no difference in the error message.

Tim@Visual Micro wrote on Nov 18^th, 2016 at 3:39pm:


This option is not available.

Tim@Visual Micro wrote on Nov 18^th, 2016 at 3:39pm:


cpp flag is not set. It is building using the Arduino compiler.

Tim@Visual Micro wrote on Nov 18^th, 2016 at 3:39pm:


As stated at the beginning, these are the example files that came with the Arduino programming IDE. These files are correctly labeled and should work as installed. I have not made any changes to these files or their names.


thanks for trying. if you can think of anything else, it will be greatly appreciated.

Tim@Visual Micro wrote on Nov 19^th, 2016 at 12:56am:


The files were installed using the zip folder. I log in as administrator, and I am the only one that uses this machine. All programs were installed using administrative privileges. 

I have noticed something else. After I removed the added files from the sketch, Once loaded, the micro directory has six additional menu items. These items are, Toggle hidden files, project properties, add librarys, Add code, Build and Build and Upload. Once I close the project, and reopen it, these menu items are no longer available. I don't know if this helps track down the problem, but it is annoying to me to no longer have these items available.

again any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Tim@Visual Micro wrote on Nov 19^th, 2016 at 3:33pm:


no it is not a network drive programs are installed on drive C:.

I am opening the program by going to the micro/open an existing Arduino project. once I navigate to the appropriate directory, I click on the Blink.ino file and press open. I have also tried going to file/open/Arduino project. Both give the same results.

Sorry, I have the screenshot but this site is not allowing me to upload it. 

again I appreciate the help you are giving. Thank you.

Note: just applied latest Update, December 1, 2016. The problem seems to have disappeared. As of now, it seems to have fixed the problem. So no further effort is needed on your part.

Thank you for your help.