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Hi I am getting so many syntax errors in the standard microsoft file "iosfwd" & atlconv.h". (I have pasted some errors below):: Really dont understand the reason behind such errors in standard file iosfwd & atlconv.h . Any help is greatly appreciated.

ERRORS in IOSFWD 

\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\include\iosfwd(350) : error C2065: '_Size_in_words' : undeclared identifier
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\include\iosfwd(350) : error C2065: '_First2' : undeclared identifier
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\include\iosfwd(350) : error C2065: '_Count' : undeclared identifier
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\include\iosfwd(350) : error C3861: '_CRT_SECURE_WMEMCPY': identifier not found
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\include\iosfwd(351) : error C2065: '_First1' : undeclared identifier
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\include\iosfwd(358) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\include\iosfwd(358) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ')' before identifier '_Elem'
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\include\iosfwd(358) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\include\iosfwd(358) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\include\iosfwd(366) : error C2065: '_First1' : undeclared identifier
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\include\iosfwd(366) : error C2065: '_Count' : undeclared identifier

ERRORS in atlconv.h::

program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\atlmfc\include\atlconv.h(530) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ')' before identifier 'LPDEVMODEA'
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\atlmfc\include\atlconv.h(530) : warning C4229: anachronism used : modifiers on data are ignored
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\atlmfc\include\atlconv.h(530) : error C2495: 'AtlDevModeW2A' : '__declspec(nothrow)' can only be applied to function declarations or definitions
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\atlmfc\include\atlconv.h(530) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\atlmfc\include\atlconv.h(535) : error C2065: 'nChars' : undeclared identifier
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\atlmfc\include\atlconv.h(535) : error C2448: '_Ret_opt_z_cap_' : function-style initializer appears to be a function definition
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\atlmfc\include\atlconv.h(535) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '__stdcall'
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\atlmfc\include\atlconv.h(535) : error C2065: 'nChars' : undeclared identifier
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\atlmfc\include\atlconv.h(535) : error C3861: '_Out_z_cap_': identifier not found
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\atlmfc\include\atlconv.h(535) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ')' before identifier 'LPWSTR'
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\atlmfc\include\atlconv.h(535) : warning C4229: anachronism used : modifiers on data are ignored
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\atlmfc\include\atlconv.h(535) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\atlmfc\include\atlconv.h(535) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\atlmfc\include\atlconv.h(536) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '{'
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\atlmfc\include\atlconv.h(554) : error C2065: 'nChars' : undeclared identifier
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\atlmfc\include\atlconv.h(554) : error C2448: '_Ret_opt_z_cap_' : function-style initializer appears to be a function definition
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\atlmfc\include\atlconv.h(554) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '__stdcall'
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\atlmfc\include\atlconv.h(554) : error C2065: 'nChars' : undeclared identifier
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\atlmfc\include\atlconv.h(554) : error C3861: '_Out_z_cap_': identifier not found
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\atlmfc\include\atlconv.h(554) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ')' before identifier 'LPSTR'
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\atlmfc\include\atlconv.h(554) : warning C4229: anachronism used : modifiers on data are ignored
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\atlmfc\include\atlconv.h(554) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\atlmfc\include\atlconv.h(554) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\atlmfc\include\atlconv.h(555) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '{'
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\atlmfc\include\atlconv.h(572) : error C2065: 'nChars' : undeclared identifier
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\atlmfc\include\atlconv.h(572) : error C2448: '_Ret_opt_z_cap_' : function-style initializer appears to be a function definition
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\atlmfc\include\atlconv.h(572) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '__stdcall'
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\atlmfc\include\atlconv.h(572) : error C2065: 'nChars' : undeclared identifier
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\atlmfc\include\atlconv.h(572) : error C3861: '_Out_z_cap_': identifier not found
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\atlmfc\include\atlconv.h(572) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ')' before identifier 'LPWSTR'
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\atlmfc\include\atlconv.h(572) : warning C4229: anachronism used : modifiers on data are ignored
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\atlmfc\include\atlconv.h(572) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\atlmfc\include\atlconv.h(572) : error C2374: 'AtlA2WHelper' : redefinition; multiple initialization

These are just a few errors I have pasted here, as I cant paste every error. But all errors are in these 2 files ONLy (IOSFWD & atlconv.h").

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  • _Size_in_words is an argument to the _Copy_s() function where the first compiler error is appearing (just looked). Do you have any of your own .h files included prior to the inclusion the STD headers? Is the extension of your source file .c? Commented Aug 27, 2012 at 9:37
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    Can you post a minimal example of code when you get these errors? What interests me the most is what header files you include, and the order in which you include them. Commented Aug 27, 2012 at 9:39
  • Did you include the headers inside some namespace? Commented Aug 27, 2012 at 9:44

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You can generally assume that the headers shipping with the compiler are correct, especially, when it is a frequently used one like <iosfwd>. However, compilers sometimes report errors in standard headers when there was an error prior to including them. For example, an unclosed namespace or class, i.e., a missing } can have this effect (this is what I would start looking for in your case) or a missing semicolon after a class definition.

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