C++ Project Compilation Error?

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hello everyone!
i downloaded the source code for this article(i am trying to implement a global system hook in my app) but when i try to compile it VS2010(I am using Visual Studio 2010 Premium) gives me an error(for the C++ part of it) of:

Error 1 error LNK1123: failure during conversion to COFF: file invalid or corrupt C:\Users\yourusernamehere\Downloads\WilsonGlobalSystemHooks_src\GlobalCbtHook\LINK GlobalCbtHook

i know the file isn't corrupt because i have tried other C++/C# projects and they all gave me the same error to whats up with this?
i have already look at the comments of the article and no one had the same problem i am having.
i am using Visual Studio 2010 Premium on windows 7 64-Bit and am running in an RDP session
thanks for your help in advance,
MasterCodeon

Posted 2-Jan-15 4:16am

MasterCodeon

Updated 2-Jan-15 4:55am

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 2-Jan-15 10:19am

Not enough information. And your explanation is not a proof that the file isn't corrupt or, say, misused.
—SA

MasterCodeon 2-Jan-15 10:22am

what else do you need to know?

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 2-Jan-15 10:37am

I don't need to know anything about this case, you do. You need to understand what information might be relevant at least in general terms, unless asking questions will be nearly useless. Yes, asking questions requires some prerequisites...
—SA

MasterCodeon 2-Jan-15 10:43am

well i am running windows 7 64-bit and i am running this in a RDP session
i think this is relevant info

MasterCodeon 2-Jan-15 10:34am

what file is "LINK GlobalCbtHook"?
i can't find it in the directory the error message is talking about.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 2-Jan-15 10:38am

Do the file search in the project directory...
—SA

MasterCodeon 2-Jan-15 10:42am

i don't need to do a file search because i see a bunch of files named "GlobalCbtHook" one has a vcproj extension and another has a vcxproj extension and another has a cpp extension so it could be any one of them

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 2-Jan-15 10:45am

What do yo mean "one of them"? Exact file name is given, so it's just one. Look, you need to know each and every file in your source code. To start with, remove everything except real source code.
—SA

MasterCodeon 2-Jan-15 10:58am

i do believe i have found the file(or files) that are the problem.
i looked at the log file in the debug folder and it said:
Creating library Debug\GlobalCbtHook.lib and object Debug\GlobalCbtHook.exp
LINK : fatal error LNK1123: failure during conversion to COFF: file invalid or corrupt

MasterCodeon 2-Jan-15 10:45am

ah ha! i went into the debug directory and looked at the GlobalCbtHook.log file and it said:
Creating library Debug\GlobalCbtHook.lib and object Debug\GlobalCbtHook.exp
LINK : fatal error LNK1123: failure during conversion to COFF: file invalid or corrupt
so i think the problem might lie in one or both of these files that it list

Richard MacCutchan 2-Jan-15 11:02am

Scroll to the bottom of the article and use the forum there to post a message to the author.

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2015-01-02T04:17:00

Solution 1

Don't post this under Quick Answers - if you got the code from an article, then there is a "new message" button at the bottom of that article, which causes an email to be sent to the author. They are then alerted that you wish to speak to them.
Posting this here relies on them "dropping by" and realising it is for them.

Posted 2-Jan-15 4:17am

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MasterCodeon 2-Jan-15 10:33am

A. i don't see the "new message" button.
B. i don't think this is a problem on the author's end i thinks is something i am doing wrong, maybe its some stupid checkbox i didn't check in VS. this is why i am posting here.

OriginalGriff 2-Jan-15 10:44am

That's possible - but since we don't know what the project you are downloading targets or requires we can't really help much.
The original author will have a much better idea, and may be able to try the project on his installation of VS and compare settings with yours.

MasterCodeon 2-Jan-15 10:50am

true i will give it a try.

MasterCodeon 2-Jan-15 10:51am

oh and how do i send the author a message?

OriginalGriff 2-Jan-15 11:04am

Go to the article you downloaded from, and look at the bottom of the page.
There is a forum there for people to talk about that article - at the top of the forum is a button labelled "Add a Comment or Question" - click that and it'll start a new thread. The thread will automatically be emailed to the author when you post your message.

(Sorry, they have changed the text on the button - it used to be "New Message" rather than "Add a Comment or Question" hence my original text)

MasterCodeon 2-Jan-15 11:12am

oh ok thanks i have already done so.