Unicode should be delt with in windows, I believe. You can turn it off or on in your options under the project properties. Thanks, Tyler Littlefield Web: tysdomain.com email: tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx My programs don't have bugs, they're called randomly added features. ----- Original Message ----- From: jaffar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 12:07 AM Subject: Re: visual studio 2008 and stdafx.h yes if you are coding specifically in visual c++ 'cause the stdafx.h file is needed for things like unicode strings. If, however, you are using standard NC c++, then you shouldn't need the stdafx.h file as it will then be linked to standard c++ libraries. Cheers! ----- Original Message ----- From: Tyler Littlefield To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 11:32 AM Subject: Re: visual studio 2008 and stdafx.h there shouldn't be an error? I don't use them at all most of the time unless I forget to disable them. Thanks, Tyler Littlefield Web: tysdomain.com email: tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx My programs don't have bugs, they're called randomly added features. ----- Original Message ----- From: jaffar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 9:20 PM Subject: Re: visual studio 2008 and stdafx.h Hi Ken and all. Thanks for the reply. Well, I just panicked cause i switched off the precompiled headers and created a totally empty project, then coded stupidly in visual c++ and expected it to work, hence the error. Cheers and thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: Ken Perry To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 10:27 AM Subject: RE: visual studio 2008 and stdafx.h Yes it's a header and its one of the default ones Microsoft makes. You can do without but you need to know what all to remove and what to add. Ken From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ricks Place Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 10:05 PM To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: visual studio 2008 and stdafx.h I think that is called a header file. I saw them when I was looking at C++. It holds source code. That's about all I remember as I just played with it to see what files it created myself. Rick USA Rick USA ----- Original Message ----- From: Ken Perry To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 9:35 PM Subject: RE: visual studio 2008 and stdafx.h That is actually a file you would make all though it's made by the IDE when you create a project. If you create a project using visual studio you will find the file in your source directory. Ken From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of jaffar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 4:37 AM To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: visual studio 2008 and stdafx.h Hi All. I am encountering a problem which i hope someone can help me with. I just checked on my visual studio 9 directory, and under visual c++\include, I couldn't find stdafx.h which is needed in order to write visual c++ programs. Can i find just that file anywhere, or could someone copy theirs and send it to me please? I am using visual studio 2008 team suite edition. Thanks and cheers!