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Asked: 2026-06-02T12:45:49+00:00

I am developing a command line application that creates a full Visual Studio 11

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I am developing a command line application that creates a full Visual Studio 11 solution made of a single VC++ project and that tries to compile it in the end using MSBuild.

The problem I am facing is strange.

If I execute my command line program inside Visual Studio 11 it works; if I instead launch it outside the development environment it throws me the error:

C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\Platforms\Win32\Microsoft.Cpp.Win32.Targets(511,5): error MSB8008: Specified platform toolset (v110) is not installed or invalid. Please make sure that a supported PlatformToolset value is selected. [f:\ABC.vcxproj]

The command I am using is the following:

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\msbuild.exe f:\snake\W9A30040.vcxproj /property:PlatformToolset=v110;Configuration=Debug /v:quiet

But I have the feeling that PlatformToolset=v110 is ignored and MSBuild use v100 (Visual Studio 2010).

Do you have any suggestions how to tell MSBuild to compile for v110 Platform Toolset?

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  1. Editorial Team

    I found a workaround for this issue; could be a problem of Visual Studio 11 Beta that will be resolved before official release.

    Anyway, if you are interestedm just set the environment variable “VisualStudioVersion” equal to “11.0” before calling MSBuild.exe.

    In batch files

    set VisualStudioVersion=11.0

    or in VB.NET

    Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("VisualStudioVersion", "11.0")
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