linker - Why does fatal error "LNK1104: cannot open file 'C:Program.obj'" occur when I compile a C++ project in Visual Studio?

Question

I've created a new C++ project in Visual Studio 2008. No code has been written yet; Only project settings have been changed.

When I compile the project, I receive the following fatal error:

fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'C:Program.obj'

Answer 1

This particular issue is caused by specifying a dependency to a lib file that had spaces in its path. The path needs to be surrounded by quotes for the project to compile correctly.

On the Configuration Properties -> Linker -> Input tab of the project’s properties, there is an Additional Dependencies property. This issue was fixed by adding the quotes. For example, changing this property from:

C:Program Filessofware sdkliblibrary.lib

To:

"C:Program Filessofware sdkliblibrary.lib"

where I added the quotes.