includein cpp file in a cpp file

I read this:
http://cboard.cprogramming.com/showthread.php?t=31408

In main.cpp if i write
#include "Point.h"
#include <iostream>
#include "Point.cpp"//also i add cpp file

comiler gives me:
"'Point' : 'class' type redefinition " error.But i don't understand it.In Point cpp there is no definetion but it gives error.What is wrong here?What is happening while compiling and linking so it gives error.

Thanks.

You have definition of class Point methods in two places: in the Point.cpp and in the main.cpp where you included it.
Don't include .cpp files, link them.

In addition, the header file needs include guards because it will be included by both cpp files that are compiled separately. Not having the include guards will cause the redefinition error even when you don't include the cpp file if you are compiling both sources correctly.

Thanks
Yes daved you are right , i put include guards but it still gives error.But i don't understand your explanation.Can you please explain it again.
Thanks.

This is a thread that may help you understand better how you should structure your files.

Are you building a project with Point.cpp and main.cpp? If so then your problem is likely that, since everything in Point.cpp is getting appended to main.cpp in the preprocessor directive, then it's like having everything in Point.cpp defined twice. That's your multiple definitions. Or so I would guess.

>> i put include guards but it still gives error.
You should not be including a cpp file in another cpp file. My advice to use header guards was in addition to the advice to not include a cpp file.

What you should do is structure your code exactly as it is in the thread you linked to, except add include guards to Point.h. Then, compile both Point.cpp and main.cpp separately and link them together. If you are using VC++ or Dev-C++ or some other IDE, then you should add both source files to your project and it will do it automatically. If you are building from a command line, then you have to compile both cpp files.

ok friends.
Thanks for all.