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'System' : a namespace with this name does not exist

I had a C++ project which was running perfectly. Now I copied the project to another folder and added the project to a WPF application solution.

Now the C++ project is giving me lot of build errors. One of them is "System' : a namespace with this name does not exist".

Below are the lines which creates this error.

#include "stdafx.h"

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Reflection;
using namespace System::Runtime::CompilerServices;
using namespace System::Runtime::InteropServices;
using namespace System::Security::Permissions;

The above lines are in AssemblyInfo.cpp file. I don't have any experience of C++, so finding it difficult to remove the errors. Any help is appreciated. Below is another error which might be helpful for you to resolve the issue.

managed targeted code requires a '/clr' option

Thanks in advance.

Solution

  • Set Common Language RunTime Support to be "Common Language RunTime Support (/clr)" in 2 places in your project properties :

    For Visual Studio before 2019:

    • Configuration Properties -> General
    • Configuration Properties -> C/C++ -> General

    For Visual Studio 2019:

    • Configuration Properties -> Advanced -> C++/CLI Properties
    • Configuration Properties -> C/C++ -> General