Visual Studio 2005 - Microsoft IDL compiler has stopped working - Error - Problem Event Name: BEX, Application Name: midlc.exe

Question

I was trying to build a 32 bit C++ application using visual studio 2005 ver 8.0.50727.867 sp2 in Window 7 sp1.

I am getting the below error while building. 

Microsoft IDL compiler has stopped working

Problem signature:
  Problem Event Name: BEX
  Application Name: midlc.exe
  Application Version: 6.0.366.1
  Application Timestamp: 41172b50
  Fault Module Name: midlc.exe
  Fault Module Version: 6.0.366.1
  Fault Module Timestamp: 41172b50
  Exception Offset: 0003ec8a
  Exception Code: c0000409
  Exception Data: 00000000
  OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.4
  Locale ID: 1033
  Additional Information 1: 4858
  Additional Information 2: 48587caf764b29cac8db84edc73ca4de
  Additional Information 3: dfe5
  Additional Information 4: dfe51501acd25f8e4abf607b31542762


I tried to install/re-install visual studio 2005 several times and it is of no use. The interesting thing is my colleagues are able to successfully build the solution. I would appreciate any help.

Answer 1

BEX stands for Buffer Overflow Exception. Do you have a memory dump?

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Answer 2

Hi,

According to your description, the MIDL stop working on your computer with VS2005 in window 7 SP1. But your colleagues are able to successfully build the solution. Does your colleagues also use VS2005 in window 7 sp1 to build?

 If yes, I suggest you can compare the project settings with your colleagues. Because the MIDL compiler must interoperate with the C compiler and C preprocessor. MIDL does not accept C++ syntax on input.  Here describes the requirements for the C compiler. So maybe there are some settings different from your colleagues’ computer.

Or maybe you can have a try to use VS2012 to test it again.

Best Regards,

May

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