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How do i properly use Header and implementation files?

General question for Visual C++. How do i include header files and other .cpp files (implementation files) in my program so that i dont have to keep it all in one file? what is the syntax, an example would be choosen as the solution right away. Thanks.

/*this is the stdafx.h header file that comes when you start a CLR console app in VC++ and how im trying to include another header file in my project*/
 
#pragma once
#include "header.h"

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Jaime Olivares

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vaavoom

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ok that helped actually but one thing im not clear on is:

in the header file i get errors that strings are not declared. The #include <string> does not seem to work in header files. Am i stuck using std::string?? Thanks

vaavoom

ASKER

i tinkered around to solve it myself, thanks tho.

Jaime Olivares

if you want more clarifications, ask Community Support to reopen the question and let me the chance to have a grade better than C.

vaavoom

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Done.
when it comes back ill give you an A. Sorry im fresh and new here at EE but go ahead and give me and answer and also i was wondering:

does getting a bad grade affect some sort of track record you have? i dont mean to insult with it just trying to be fair.

Thanks again.

Jaime Olivares

it does not affect my score, since I have a very high one, but it means "your answer was barely correct and/or poor of details, although you had the opportunity to do it better"

about the string header, it should work, but you will need to put in your code:

using namespace std;

usually it is done after the #include directives. Do you have it yet?

vaavoom

ASKER

i do that makes sense... im now trying to figure out how to alter the grade given lol.

Jaime Olivares

you have to ask to reopen the question, I will do this for you....