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using namespace System in Vis. C++ Console App

May 22nd, 2008

I am trying to write a simple "Hello World" to the console. I created an empty C++ project in Visual C++ 2008, and added this one file:

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// main.cpp
 
using namespace System;
 
int main ()
{
    Console::WriteLine("Hello World");
    return 0;
}
// main.cpp

using namespace System;

int main ()
{
    Console::WriteLine("Hello World");
    return 0;
}

I get this error:

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Error	1	error C2871: 'System' : a namespace with this name does not exist

I'm able to use the System namespace when I build a Windows Forms application, but not a console application, regardless of whether I use the precompiled headers. What do I need to do to use the System namespace?

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Re: using namespace System in Vis. C++ Console App

May 22nd, 2008

You need to add the appropriate DLL as a reference. You can do that from the UI by right clicking on your project and choosing "References". From there you can add a new reference for .NET. Alternatively you can reference the DLL directly from your code with a #using statement:

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#using <mscorlib.dll>
 
using namespace System;
 
int main()
{
  Console::WriteLine ( "Hello, world!" );
}
#using <mscorlib.dll>

using namespace System;

int main()
{
  Console::WriteLine ( "Hello, world!" );
}

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Re: using namespace System in Vis. C++ Console App

May 22nd, 2008

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Originally Posted by Narue

You need to add the appropriate DLL as a reference. You can do that from the UI by right clicking on your project and choosing "References". From there you can add a new reference for .NET. Alternatively you can reference the DLL directly from your code with a #using statement:
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#using <mscorlib.dll>
 
using namespace System;
 
int main()
{
  Console::WriteLine ( "Hello, world!" );
}
#using <mscorlib.dll> using namespace System; int main() { Console::WriteLine ( "Hello, world!" ); }

Yep, those both both worked. FYI for anyone who runs into this in the future, if after doing the above, you get an error like this:

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Error	1	fatal error C1190: managed targeted code requires a '/clr' option

check Configuration Properties -> General -> Common Language Runtime Support in the project properties and make sure that the following IS NOT the option selected:

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No Common Language Runtime support

If it is, change it to one of the options that has "/clr" in it. All of them worked for me, though one is deprecated. After making that change, the program worked.

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