The specified solution configuration “Debug|BNB” is invalid

Question

In Expression Blend 4, while compiling I get an error saying

The specified solution configuration “Debug|BNB” is invalid. Please specify a valid solution

Answer 1

With Microsoft Visual Studio the following solution should work without restarting your computer. Run the command line (Windows Key + R, type cmd, hit enter) and type the respective commands for your project:

MSVC 2013: SET MSBUILD="C:\Program Files Path\MSBuild\12.0\Bin\msbuild.exe"

MSVC 2015: SET MSBUILD="C:\Program Files Path\MSBuild\14.0\Bin\msbuild.exe"

SET SOLUTION="your solution name.sln"
SET PROJECT="your target project name"
SET MS_PLAT="target platform"
; this could be x64 for 64 bit applications or Win32 for 32 bit applications
%MSBUILD% %SOLUTION% /t:%PROJECT% /p:Platform=%MS_PLAT%

For me, PLATFORM = BWS. Running the above script once fixed the problem permanently for my projects, without modifying or deleting PLATFORM.