ERROR: Cannot open source file " "

Question

I am running visual studio C++ and I have a header file "GameEngine.h" that I am trying to have another file see.

When I #include "GameEngine.h" it gives me the error that it cannot open the source file. I have no idea what to do. I have done this literally a thousand times but for some reason this is now not working.

Answer 1

You need to check your project settings, under C++, check include directories and make sure it points to where GameEngine.h resides, the other issue could be that GameEngine.h is not in your source file folder or in any include directory and resides in a different folder relative to your project folder. For instance you have 2 projects ProjectA and ProjectB, if you are including GameEngine.h in some source/header file in ProjectA then to include it properly, assuming that ProjectB is in the same parent folder do this:

include "../ProjectB/GameEngine.h" 

This is if you have a structure like this:

Root\ProjectA

Root\ProjectB <- GameEngine.h actually lives here

Answer 2

Just in case there is someone out there who's a bit new like me, double check that you are spelling your header folders correctly.

For example:

<#include "Component/BoxComponent.h" 

This will result in the error. Instead, it needs to be:

<#include "Components/BoxComponent.h"