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Asked: 2026-05-31T04:33:56+00:00

I was fiddling with a batch file to call MSBuild to build my project.

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I was fiddling with a batch file to call MSBuild to build my project. Something went wrong because now when I go into XE2 and choose File | New | VCL Forms Application and click ‘Build’ (or Run) I get the following immediate error:

Checking project dependencies...
Compiling Project5.dproj (Debug, Win32)
brcc32 command line for "Project5.vrc"
  c:\program files (x86)\embarcadero\rad studio\9.0\bin\cgrc.exe -c65001 "Project5.vrc" -foProject5.res 
[MSBuild Error] The "OutputExt" parameter is not supported by the "DCC" task. Verify the parameter exists on the task, and it is a settable public instance property.
[MSBuild Error] The "DCC" task could not be initialized with its input parameters. 
Failed
Elapsed time: 00:00:00.1

I’ve done a reinstall using ‘Repair’, tried again using ‘Modify’ and checked that the *.targets files are all the same as a known good machine all to no avail. I get the same error if I call MSBuild directly with my project *.dproj file (its an empty project). Where might I look?

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  1. Editorial Team

    As suggested I will answer with my solution. I tried a ‘repair’ using XE” without success. Finally a reinstall was needed which fixed the problem. It was my own fault and a lesson to make a backup of the folders before experimenting.
    Thanks for all your suggestions.

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