Fatal error...cannot open source file...No such file or directory (VS Code)

[contrarythought]

I have been trying to solve this issue for several hours, but now I need the assistance of someone smarter.

Screenshot of my error when I try to run “Hello, world”:

I believe I do everything correctly:

1. I access VS Code via Developer Command Prompt;
2. I believe I have everything installed correctly as shown in the screenshots below:
   
   

Here is my JSON settings:

[DanM]

You have saved TripleX.cpp in C:/Users/athor/Documents/ however your terminal is in C:/Users/athor/ so just cd to change directory.

cd Documents

And then the compilation command should work.

[contrarythought]

Thank you for the help, although now I am getting a new error:

Someone suggested I type “cl triplex.cpp/EHsc,” but I get another error when I type that in:

[DanM]

You need a space before the /

Also it’s just a warning which you can ignore.

[contrarythought]

When I put the space before the “/” I don’t get an error, but the program still does not seem to work properly. Instead, I get this:

[DanM]

That’s the expected output. Compiling creates the program it doesn’t execute it. Just type it’s name “triplex.exe” the “.exe” is optional.

[contrarythought]

Thank you very much! It works!