cannot run win32 console program in vc++ standard

[alyeska]

Hey all,
I am new in VC++.. I have been trying to follow the book that I am reading and it tells me to compile the program HelloWorld2 using Win 32 Console (I am using VS 2005 Standard). I followed the setting that the book said and tried to build it in the manner the book instructed, debugging it in the command prompt. I did and it said:

"The system cannot find the path specified."

I don't know what that meant since I tried to run it from the right directory based on the book's instructions.
I also tried to run it from the VC++ editor but it gave me this error:

fatal error C1010: unexpected end of file while looking for precompiled header. Did you forget to add '#include "stdafx.h"' to your source?

By the way, here is the code:

// HelloWorld2
// Prints hello world on the screen
// Unmanaged

#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream.h>

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
	//Write to the screen
	cout << "Hello World\n";
	return 0;
}

Any inputs?
Thanks..

[vart]

1. Better to disable precompiled headers. It will be easier without them (look in the project settings)
2. remove the stdafx.h include
3. #include <iostream> should be - your book is outdated - use newer book
4. std::cout or some using directive is required - code is outdated

[alyeska]

I did what you said and this was the output:

HelloWorld2 - 0 error(s), 0 warning(s)
========== Rebuild All: 1 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 skipped ==========

But when I debugged it at the command prompt, nothing happened.. no message, no warning, no error....

For some reason, it said in the editor window that the file I was working on was a read only file. I didn't set it like that. Does that have anything to do with it?

Here is the code:

// HelloWorld2
// Prints hello world on the screen
// Unmanaged

#include <iostream>

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
	//Write to the screen
    std:cout << "Hello World\n";
	return 0;
}

Thanks..

[vart]

Maybe reading FAq will help
http://faq.cprogramming.com/cgi-bin/...&id=1043284385