Problem compiling a program

Problem compiling a program

• Colleen TechNot

  Thank you, that helped a lot.  But now I can't get #include <windows.h> to work, can you help.
  

• picoSam

  In order to compile/debug your code you need to create a project. Look under File.New.Project and pick a project appropriate to your needs.
  
  What is your program doing If it is not doing very much then this is the behavior I would expect.
  
  

• Sne

  I just got it to start compiling, but it is giving me an error:
  
  

  Compiling... Hello World.cpp c:\documents and settings\nick\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\project1\
  project1\hello world.cpp(10) : fatal error C1010: unexpected end of file while 
  looking for precompiled header. Did you forget to add '#include "stdafx.h"' to 
  your source 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   My program says:
  
  
  #include <iostream>
  using namespace std;
  int main()
  {
  cout << "Hello World!" << endl;
  return 0;
  }
  Please help!!!
  
  
  
  

  
  

• Matthew Carter

  The error message is:
  fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'windows.h': No such file or directory
  

• fred99

  I am using Visual C++ Express Edition Beta.
  

• Billy Hollis

  windows.h is part of the PSDK headers which is not installed with the VC 2005 Express SKU, you will need to install it separately.
  
  Check the below link for more details on how to proceed:
  http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/express/visualc/usingpsdk/default.aspx
  
  Thanks,
    Ayman Shoukry
    VC++ Team

  
  
  

• JeyKey

  Again: Help us in giving us the reason. At least we need an error message.
  
  

• hakim ali dogar

  What SKU of VS2005 are you using
  
  Windows.h is part of the PSDK which is not installed with the Express version of VC++ 2005.
  
  Thanks,
    Ayman Shoukry
    VC++ Team
  
  

• Ayres

  The easiest way to fix this is to just give the compiler what it wants and add:
  
  #include <stdafx.h>
  
  before the
  
  #include <iostream>
  
  The better fix is to disable support for pre-compiled headers in your project.
  
  You can do this as follows: in the Solution Explorer Window select your project; right-click and select Properties. On the properties dialog select Configuration Properties - C/C++ - Precompiled Headers. Select the "Create/Use Precompiled Header" property and change the dropdown to "Not Using Precompiled Headers".
  
  Another way to do this is to create a new Project and as part of the initialization steps make sure that the "Precompiled Header" option is not selected on the "Application Settings" screen.
  
  
• Problem compiling a program