Microsoft Visual Studio 17 errors compiling

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Hello I have been having problems compiling and running my program. I just recently switched over from code::block to microsoft visual 2017.

The Error: Unable to start program 'c:\users\myname\documents\visual studio 2017\Projects\ConsoleApplication1\Debug\ConsolApplication1.exe' The system cannot find the file specified.

#include <iostream>
#include <math.h>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <cmath>
#include <iomanip>
#include "stdafx.h"
using namespace std;

int main()
{
    cout << "hello";
    return 0;
}

The Consol:

1>------ Build started: Project: ConsoleApplication1, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------ 1>ConsoleApplication1.cpp 1>c:\users\myname\documents\visual studio 2017\projects\consoleapplication1\consoleapplication1\consoleapplication1.cpp(13): error C2065: 'cout': undeclared identifier 1>Done building project "ConsoleApplication1.vcxproj" -- FAILED. ========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:25

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For reasons I am not privy to, the compiler in Visual Studio ignores anything above the include of stdafx.h.

Solution: Reorder the includes to place #include "stdafx.h" at the top.

Alternate Solution: Remove #include "stdafx.h" and disable precompiled headers.

The following may be helpful reading: Purpose of stdafx.h

edited May 23 '17 at 12:25

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answered Mar 08 '17 at 07:38

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Thank you very much. That helps a lot. – laquishabonquiquithe3rd Mar 08 '17 at 07:42

Microsoft Visual Studio 17 errors compiling

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