Build Error + Creating VSTO addin for excel 2010

Question

I try to create an excel add-in using VS 2010. When I create a new project Excel 2010 Addin, and try to compile the solution. I get an error which says.

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Answer 1

We have VS2013 installed on the build slaves, so we fixed the issue by doing the following: go to C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v11.0\OfficeTools and open theMicrosoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Office.targets file.

Replace all 11.0.0.0 with 12.0.0.0.

Answer 2

Install VS2010 SP1, that should resolve your problem.

I had this problem as well, i then installed VS2010 SP1 & VS2013 SP4.

Cheers !

Answer 3

This looks like a known issue sourced from MSDN forums - you just need to update your Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Office.targets file to point to version 11.0.0.0 instead of version 10.0.0.0.

Updating MSBuild Targets File

For those who encounter this problem, go to C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v10.0\OfficeTools and open the Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Office.targets file.

Replace all 10.0.0.0 with 11.0.0.0.