BUG: Causes of Nsqlprep.exe Err. "Couldn't Spawn Compiler. <2>"

CAUSE

The error can occur if either of the following situations is true:

• A C Compiler is not installed. -or-
  
  
• Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 is installed.

Note that this problem occurs with Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 even though the Embedded SQL documentation specifies that you should use the following compiler versions for the operating systems listed below.

   Operating system      Compiler
   --------------------------------------------------------

   Windows NT            Microsoft Visual C++ 2.0 or later
   Windows 95            Microsoft Visual C++ 2.0 or later
   Windows 3.1           Microsoft Visual C++ 1.52 or later
   MS-DOS                Microsoft Visual C++ 1.52 or later