Include Files and Folder Structure

[pgav]

Hello there! I've got a project with a folder structure similar to the following - folderA - subFolderA - folderB - subFolderB All of the folders and sub folders have source code and header files in them. That is actually my problem. Say, for example, I have a source file in folderB, and a header file in folderA, how do I show Visual Studio the location of the file without providing an absolute path on my computer (like c:\project\folderA\header.h)? Is there a way to provide a relative pointer to the folder? As always, thanks for your help in advance.

Patrick

[Chris Losinger]

pgav wrote:

Is there a way to provide a relative pointer to the folder?

you can use relative paths : "../folderA/subfolderB"

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[Cedric Moonen]

Yes, you can use "..\" to specify to look in the parent folder. Example: In file from folderB: #include "..\FolderA\MyFile.h"

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[pgav]

Thanks a lot! :)

Patrick

[Zac Howland]

You can also add the relative (or absolute) path of the other directory to the project's additional include's in your project settings.

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