Why the error message?

I’ve recently started using the bloodshed dev IDE. I got an error message in one program and I couldn’t work out why, but I’m a relative beginner so I expected that. However I’ve tried to compile some code from a CD and I get a similar error message

expected unqualified-id before "namespace"
expected `,' or `;' before "namespace"

which points to one of the preprogrammed files. (\include\c++\3.4.2\bits\functexcept.h)

A similar error message has appeared but with “namespace” replaced by something else. Does anyone know why this happens? I’ve stared at it for far too long!

what include files are you using? The one with, or without the .h extension? should be something like this

Code:

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#include <string>
#include <vector>

...
using namespace std; <<< this does not work with include that have .h extension

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Are you compiling a C++ program as a C one (ie, it has a .c extension)?