Why do I receive an error when I use the LOADLIBRARY command in MATLAB 7.10 (R2010a)?

I am using 64-bit MATLAB on 64-bit Windows. I have installed Visual Studio 2008 as well. However when I try to load a library with the LOADLIBRARY command this way:

addpath([matlabroot '\extern\examples\shrlib'])

loadlibrary shrlibsample shrlibsample.h

I get the error:

 ??? Error using ==> loadlibrary at 368

 Failed to preprocess the input file.

 Output from preprocessor is:'cl' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

 operable program or batch file.

I would like to know why I get this error even though I have the supported MSVC 2008 professional edition installed on my machine.

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

This error message means that the x64 Compilers and Tools was not installed during the MSVC installation.

The default installation of Visual Studio 2008 is only capable of building 32-bit binaries, and will not work with MATLAB. In order to build 64-bit binaries, the "x64 Compilers and Tools" and Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) must both be installed. The x64 Compilers and Tools are not installed by default.