Jenkins windows slave not able build COM dll using command line option

Question

I have configure jenkins on Ubuntu, I am trying to build Windows COM object on windows slave node.

First issue i have face for MSBuild.exe : - I am able to resolve path error after installing MSBuild Plugin and setting MSbuild path in jenkins.

It is giving below error even after setting MSBuild location

" error MSB3411: Could not load the Visual C++ component "VCBuild.exe""

Please see below error statement:

Path To MSBuild.exe: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v3.5\MSBuild.exe
Executing the command cmd.exe /C " C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v3.5\MSBuild.exe /t:Rebuild /p:Configuration=Release C:\Jenkins_Home\workspace\test\test.sln " && exit %%ERRORLEVEL%% from C:\Jenkins_Home\workspace\test
[test] $ cmd.exe /C " C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v3.5\MSBuild.exe /t:Rebuild /p:Configuration=Release C:\Jenkins_Home\workspace\test\test.sln " && exit %%ERRORLEVEL%%
Microsoft (R) Build Engine Version 3.5.30729.5420
[Microsoft .NET Framework, Version 2.0.50727.5485]
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 2007. All rights reserved.

Build started 11/30/2015 3:34:35 PM.
Project "C:\Jenkins_Home\workspace\test\test.sln" on node 0 (Rebuild target(s)).
  Building solution configuration "Release|Win32".
C:\Jenkins_Home\workspace\test\test.sln.cache(64,5): error MSB3411: Could not load the Visual C++ component "VCBuild.exe". If the component is not installed, either 1) install the Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5, or 2) install Microsoft Visual Studio 2008. 
Done Building Project "C:\Jenkins_Home\workspace\test\test.sln" (Rebuild target(s)) -- FAIL

Same project i am able to build on windows command line, I am not able to figure out issue with jenkins.
-- Any suggestion to resolve this issue

VCBuild.exe is the MSBuild.exe equivalent for C++ projects that were created in VS2008 and earlier. Definitely required to build a C++/CLI project that targets .NET 3.5, regardless of the VS version. The only way to get it is to install VS2008 on that machine. How you do that on a machine that boots Ubuntu is left to the imagination. — Hans Passant
thanks for input, I am able to resolved this problem by setting path for environment variable in windows slave configuration — Atul N

Atul N Atul N · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-01T08:10:25

I have resolve this issue by setting path in jenkins slave node configuration.

I have taken path environment variable details by running set command on command line where i am able to build this project.

go to http://server_name:8080/computer/win_slave_name/configure and add path as show in image

Jenkins windows slave not able build COM dll using command line option

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