Error when compiling first program in Visual Studio.NET 1

[gregquinn]

I downloaded Bruce Eckel's C++ manual and started going through it.

I'm on chapter 2 now and wrote the first program using Visual Studio.NET
when I compile the source code, I get the following error...

fatal error C1010: unexpected end of file while looking for precompiled
header directive

Here is my source

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()

{
cout << "Hello, World "
<< 8 << " Today!" << endl;
}

I can't figure out whats wrong here, must be something Visual Studio doesn't
like...

Thanks

 

[Bones3]

I have gotten that error before, but havn't found a way to fix it without simply starting a new project again. Since it is a simple program I would recommend just starting the project over and deleting the old one, but if you make a large program and that happens I'm not sure what to do. Maybe someone else knows...

-Bones

 

[gregquinn]

If I rememeber correcty, I think I saw an option that said pre-compiled headers when starting a new Win32 app.

Maybe this is an option that needs to be checked, but I couldn't find it once I had started my actual project.

 

[gregquinn]

Hey Bones,

I got it figured out... There are two was to sort this problem out..

1.) type in #include "stdafx.h" as your first include

2.) Or if you are using pure C++, (For Visual Studio.NET) go to PROJECT - yourprojectname PROPERTIES - C/C++ - PRECOMPILED HEADERS - and turn ff precompiled headers.

Both work, but the project settings sounds better.

Greg

 

[Skute]

yes the 2nd option is the better one, precompiled headers tend to be more associated with MFC projects

Skute

&quot;There are 10 types of people in this World, those that understand binary, and those that don't!&quot;

 

[Bones3]

Great!

-Bones