Hi,

I just installed the latest version of Visual C++ from Microsoft on a windows XP system. I have used this program before, but this time, on my new install, when I try to compile, I'm getting an error, "c:\documents and settings\user\desktop\r\listdbl.cpp(1) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'listdbl.h': No such file or directory"

What I'm trying to do:
I have a project I'm working on that has a header file "listdbl.h" and two source files that call it, "listdbl.cpp" and a driver. All files are in the same directory:
"c:\documents and settings\user\desktop\r". To start, I opened a new project and added these files. When I tried to compile "listdbl.cpp" I got that error.

What I have tried:
I have tried following the help file on "additional include directories" thinking that this is my problem (and it still may be). For the line to include a file the help says:

"The following command looks for the include files requested by MAIN.c in the following order: first in the directory containing MAIN.c, then in the \INCLUDE directory, then in the \MY\INCLUDE directory, and finally in the directories assigned to the INCLUDE environment variable.

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CL /I \INCLUDE /I\MY\INCLUDE MAIN.C"

I tried, "CL /I \INCLUDE /I\C:\Documents and Settings\User\Desktop\Include"

And I'm still getting the same error. Any ideas? Any help is greatly appreciated!

Thank you,
-Leia Chancellor

Did you #include "listdbl.h"? (This should work with no extra effort or additional include paths as long as the header file is in the same path as the cpp file(s).)

Or did you #include <x.h>? (This won't work with various compilers that I have used unless you have an include path that is exacly correct.)

For example with the command line: If any file or directory names have spaces in them, then it won't work unless you have quotes around them. So, if your listdbl.cpp and driver.cpp are in your current directory and listdbl.cpp is somewhere else, the command might be something like this:

(But the simplest thing for small projects for which you have created the header file(s) is to put them .cpp files and .h files in the same directory, and use the quotes on the #include.)

I, personally, always put my projects in places that I create, and I never (never) create directories or files with spaces in their names. (Unless someone who controls my paycheck forces me to; and that has happened a time or two.)

Regards,

Dave