BUG: HC Error 2050 from #include in Help Project File (.HPJ)

ID: Q88126

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1

SYMPTOMS

When you are building a Help file with the Microsoft Windows Help Compiler, the process stops with the following error message:

Error 2050: line <number> of <filename>.HPJ : Invalid #include syntax

CAUSE

The Help project (.HPJ) file contains a #include statement where the filename is delimited by quotation marks ("") rather than angle brackets (<>).

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, modify the .HPJ file to delimit the filename in the #include statement with angle brackets. For example, replace the following statement


   #include "map.h"

with the following:


   #include <map.h>

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem with the Windows Help Compiler version 3.1. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: buglist3.10 3.10 HC31 HC31.EXE HCP HCP.EXE

Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:3.1
Platform : WINDOWS
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