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Aseem Upadhyay
Aseem Upadhyay

Reputation: 4547

Multiple C++ files in one Visual Studio Project

Is it possible to create multiple c++ files and compile them as isolated files in one project in Visual Studio?

For Instance,

Program 1 --> Does Operation 1

Program 2 --> Outputs Hello

Right now, if I create two separate files, it shows the following error

fatal error LNK1169: one or more multiply defined symbols found

Any workaround for this? Or need to create separate VS projects for the same?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1483

Answers (1)

Angew is no longer proud of SO
Angew is no longer proud of SO

Reputation: 171167

The basic definition of a Visual Studio project (.vcxproj file) is "a collection of source files and settings whose compilation results in one binary (executable or library) file." By definition, if you want two separate executables, you want two separate projects.

Both of these projects can be part of the same Visual Studio solution (.sln file). Solutions are the things you open in Visual Studio — each running Visual Studio has one solution open (unless it's empty).

If you're familiar with Make, think of a Visual Studio solution as of a Makefile, and of Visual Studio projects as of invididual targets in that makefile.

Upvotes: 6

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