I try to ran a previous written MFC c++ code on my visual studio 2015 MFC with multitype MFC library installed.
However, I still have 12 errors here regarding missing function:
IntelliSense: cannot open source file "afxwin.h"
C1083 Cannot open include file: 'afxwin.h': No such file or directory
cannot open source file "afxext.h"/"afxdisp.h"/"afxdtctl.h"/"afxcmn.h"/afxdisp.h etc....
Where can I get these head files?
Again, my set up is:
VIsual studio 2015 ultimate MFC
Multibyte MFC library installed
Windows 8 - 64 bit machine
Thanks!
I just fixed a similar problem. Here's how you can resolve this.
- Go to your control panel
- Navigate to uninstall/change a program.
- Scroll down until you see your visual studio installation
- Click change
- Once the window pops up, click "Modify"
- Under Programming Languages -> Visual C++
Make sure "Microsoft Foundation Classes for C++" is checked. If it isn't select it and click update.
For what it's worth. I was getting similar errors after a fresh installation of VS2017. I installed the C++ features from the main installer and created a new project with MFC checked. I assumed "Microsoft Foundation Classes for C++" was installed by this point, but I kept getting these errors. Furthermore, after saving and closing the solution for the first time, VS wouldn't load the project if I opened the solution from the recently used list because dependencies were missing.
What worked for me
I opened the solution file directly using VS2017. Finally, VS informed me that "Microsoft Foundation Classes for C++" was not installed and gave me the option to install it. I had previously looked through the installer features and could not find this option.
EDIT
Per Vladimir's comment below...
In 2017 Visual Studio Installer it ["Microsoft Foundation Classes for C++"] is under Modify / Individual Components / SDKs... / MFC and ATL support (x86 and x64)