getopt.h is not a standard C++ header, it's a POSIX header.

To get it working you need an UNIX compatibility layer, such as Cygwin
(http://www.cygwin.com)

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Andrew Burlak.

Hello Peter,

Thanks for posting in the group.

Andrew is right. The error message has shown the reason of the problem.
VS.NET couldn't find that header file. It is not a standard header file
included in VS.NET. getopt is a function in Posix system. Andrew has
introduced a method. Here I'd like to introduce another MSDN artilce in
this area:
"UNIX Application Migration Guide"
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnucmg/html/ucmglp.asp?frame=true

Does that answer your question?

Best regards,
Yanhong Huang
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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!Hi,
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!I have a C++ code. I tried to open and run in in VC++.Net
!and it gave me an error: fatal error C1083: Cannot open
!include file: 'getopt.h': No such file or directory
!
!Somehow it did not find the standard C++ library. And the
!question is what do I need to do in order to run the C++
!code in VC++.Net and get it working or can I do it at all.
!What should I do with the not found getopt.h library?
!
!Thatnks in advance,
!
!Peter
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