@echo off Setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion rem Setup environment call "%~dp0env.bat" %1 %2 %3 rem Define path to project file set "PRJFILE=%~dp0Tutorial.sln" set "VisualStudioExpressName=VCExpress" if /I "%VCVER%" == "vc10" ( set "DevEnvDir=%VS100COMNTOOLS%..\IDE" ) else if /I "%VCVER%" == "vc11" ( set "DevEnvDir=%VS110COMNTOOLS%..\IDE" rem Visual Studio Express starting from VS 2012 is called "for Windows Desktop" rem and has a new name for executable - WDExpress set "VisualStudioExpressName=WDExpress" ) else if /I "%VCVER%" == "vc12" ( set "DevEnvDir=%VS120COMNTOOLS%..\IDE" set "VisualStudioExpressName=WDExpress" ) else if /I "%VCVER%" == "vc14" ( set "DevEnvDir=%VS140COMNTOOLS%..\IDE" set "VisualStudioExpressName=WDExpress" ) else ( echo Error: wrong VS identifier exit /B ) rem Launch Visual Studio - either professional (devenv) or Express, as available if exist "%DevEnvDir%\devenv.exe" ( start "%DevEnvDir%\devenv.exe" "%PRJFILE%" ) else if exist "%DevEnvDir%\%VisualStudioExpressName%.exe" ( start "%DevEnvDir%\%VisualStudioExpressName%.exe" "%PRJFILE%" ) else ( echo Error: Could not find MS Visual Studio ^(%VCVER%^) echo Check relevant environment variable ^(e.g. VS100COMNTOOLS for vc10^) )