Bootstrap.less using dotless compiler exited with code 9009

Question

I'm pulling my hair out with the following error:

Error 1 The command ""C:\Users\Timothy\Documents\Visual Studio 2012\Projects\QProject\packages\dotless.1.3.1.0\tool\dotless.compiler.exe -m -w" "C:\Users\Timothy\Documents\Visual Studio 2012\Projects\QProject\QProject\Content \less\bootstrap.less"" exited with code 9009. QProject

I know that code 9009 is related to file not found, but the location of the bootstrap.less and dotless compiler is correct. I've triple checked it.

This is what I entered in the Pre-build Event:

"$(SolutionDir)packages\dotless.1.3.1.0\tool\dotless.compiler.exe -m -w" "$(ProjectDir)Content\less\bootstrap.less"

I also read this post (the solution for this post was: removing the line break in between the command and the arguments) but this did not solve my issue.

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

I figure it out and I forgot to post the answer. So sorry.

So the problem was the argument "-m -w ".

They're not suppose to be in the quotation.

So instead of:

"$(SolutionDir)packages\dotless.1.3.1.0\tool\dotless.compiler.exe -m -w" 
"$(ProjectDir)Content\less\bootstrap.less"

Use this:

"$(SolutionDir)packages\dotless.1.3.1.0\tool\dotless.compiler.exe" -m
"$(ProjectDir)Content\less\bootstrap.less"