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I have two files in the same project, which are f1.cpp and f2.cpp used to solve the same problem "connectivity problem" in algorithm. In visual studio I put them into the sources files.Another file in the source files is pch.cpp. Also the project name is f1.

The code of f1.cpp is,

#include "pch.h"
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

static const int N = 10000;

int main()

 int i, p, q, id[N];
 for (i = 0; i < N; i++) id[i] = i;
 while (cin >> p >> q) 
 int t = id[p];
 if (t == id[q]) continue;
 for (i = 0; i < N; i++)
 // this is for union 
 if (id[i] == t) id[i] = id[q];
 cout << " " << p << " " << q << endl;
 
 std::cout << "Hello World!n"; 
 return 0;

the f2.cpp is,

#include <iostream>
#include "pch.h"

using namespace std;

static const int N = 10000;
int main() 
 int i, j, p, q, id[N], sz[N];
 for (i = 0; i < N; i++) id[i] = i, sz[i] = 1; 
 while (cin >> p >> q) 
 for (i = p; i != id[i]; i = id[i]);
 for (j = q; j != id[j]; j = id[j]);
 if (i == j) continue;
 if (sz[i] < sz[j]) 
 id[i] = j; sz[j] += sz[i];
 
 else 
 id[j] = i; sz[i] += sz[j];
 
 cout << " " << p << " " << q << endl;
 

Although I am pretty sure the two codes, if run independently, is no error. But as they appear together in the sources files, when I ran the f2.cpp, there will be error as

C2065 'cin': undeclared identifier connectivity problem

C2065 'cout': undeclared identifier connectivity problem

C2065 'endl': undeclared identifier connectivity problem

My question is why the error like this happens ? 
Do I have to open a new project in visual studio for editing different solutions on same problems ? 

Just like I pointed out before if you run multiple source files together, the linker will produce two main() methods, and that will cause a compiler error since you can have only one main()...

Remember that the program can only point to one main() function...

But, you can use #defines in your code:

#include "pch.h"
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

static const int N = 10000;

// Running the first project...
#define F_PROJ

// Psuedo main for first project...
int first_main()

 int i, p, q, id[N];
 for (i = 0; i < N; i++) id[i] = i;
 while (cin >> p >> q) 
 int t = id[p];
 if (t == id[q]) continue;
 for (i = 0; i < N; i++)
 // this is for union 
 if (id[i] == t) id[i] = id[q];
 cout << " " << p << " " << q << endl;
 
 std::cout << "Hello World!n";
 return 0;


// Psuedo main for second project...
int second_main()

 int i, j, p, q, id[N], sz[N];
 for (i = 0; i < N; i++) id[i] = i, sz[i] = 1; 
 while (cin >> p >> q) 
 for (i = p; i != id[i]; i = id[i]);
 for (j = q; j != id[j]; j = id[j]);
 if (i == j) continue;
 if (sz[i] < sz[j]) 
 id[i] = j; sz[j] += sz[i];
 
 else 
 id[j] = i; sz[i] += sz[j];
 
 cout << " " << p << " " << q << endl;
 
 return 0;


int main()

#ifdef F_PROJ
 first_main();
#elif defined(S_PROJ)
 second_main();
#endif

Just point #define F_PROJ or #define S_PROJ respectively...