Issues getting Win32 string type?

[keezer]

I'm playing around with Visual Studio 2008 and C++. I'm trying to get a program to compile, and so far, no go.

I created the project as a Win32 Console Application. I entered the following simple program:

#include <string>
#include <ios>
#include <iostream>

using std::cin;
using std::cout;
using std::endl;

int main()
{
	string name;

	cout << "Please enter a name: ";
	cin >> name;
	cout << "Got <" << name << ">" << endl;

	return 0;
}

I get the error "error C2065: 'string' : undefined identifier

'name' is undefined, so other errors follow.

This is maddening! Any ideas?

[S G H]

there it is, use
" char name[256]; "
instead of string.

[keezer]

I understand that's an option. However, I have a bunch of code that uses this class/type that I want to move over soon, and would prefer to have it work. Also, I'm really curious why it doesn't work and it's not obvious to me.

[S G H]

try to put the
" #include <string> "
after
" #include <iostream> "
then re-compile the original code.
Can't help you nomore on those includes, i'm not an iostream/string maniac.

[keezer]

Nope. Same result.

[DSLq5Di1]

int main()
{
	std::string name;

	cout << "Please enter a name: ";
...

[Athar]

Or preferably, add using std::string;

[keezer]

I appreciate the help.. That totally handled the scene. I'll quit being so dense now....