CString is not identified by Visual Studio 2005?

I have compiled with VS 2003

#include <afxwin.h> (at the top)

#include "stdafx.h"

#using <mscorlib.dll>

and declared in method like this

CString csUser, csPassword, csServer;

//===========================

The same syntax is giving this error in Visual Studio 2005!

error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'CString'

Spent four to six hours to resolve it,

However, I need this CString to work, but can not change it String* or any thing as the code runs a lot with CString.

Any help or clue, how to resolve it

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CString is not identified by Visual Studio 2005?

ShmulikPrimes
Just a random suggestion: are you compiling this file with /Yu If so then any code before the #include of <stdafx.h> will be ignored by the compiler.

#include <atlstr.h> // Bad as the #include is ignored
#include "stdafx.h"
#include <atlstr.h> // Good
sticky27
Oh! got it. Let me try this fix. Thanks a lot.
ricardo corbacho
I've never understood why VC++ doesn't give a compiler warning in this case. It's such an obvious (for the compiler) mistake, and happens all the time.
burberrybebe
MSDN says CString's declaration is moved to afxstr.h. You can either include <afxstr.h> or <afx.h>
Peter Krochenski
vbvan, thanks for the lead. It does not work giving the error like this.

fatal error C1189: #error : afxstr.h can only be used in MFC projects. Use atlstr.h

I tried atlstr.h, it gave many errors.

For More info, I am trying to use this CString in a class (which is already coded and working fine with VS 2003) which is called by windows C++ forms.

Thanks,
Joe.B
ACK! Just filed a suggestion.
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