How to add an external folder with header files (include folder) to a Visual Studio project?

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I have a main.cpp file that relies on a header file located in another location.

#include "C:\SierraChart\ACS_Source\sierrachart.h"

My project is in C:\dev\

I don't want to specify an explicit path in the include directive, is it possible to add that absolute path as an additional include directory?

so I can just use:

#include "sierrachart.h"

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 27 '21 at 03:38

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You can add it in

Project > Properties > C/C++ > General > Additional Include Directories

edited Mar 27 '21 at 03:38

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answered Sep 14 '20 at 11:24

InUser

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It says in the documentation that I should do: `C:\SierraChart\ACS_Source;%(IncludePath)` But I'm not sure about the syntax. – mbilyanov Sep 14 '20 at 11:28
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My bad. I was doing `#include ""`. Thanks. – mbilyanov Sep 14 '20 at 11:33

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 26 '23 at 05:44

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I have a similar kind of issue, where I have added the path in the "Additional Include Directories", but then it still it says cannot open the source file.

answered Jun 26 '23 at 05:44

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How to add an external folder with header files (include folder) to a Visual Studio project?

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