error: stray '\342' in program

sebgar (19)
trying a code for a simple game i downloaded. when i run it i get lines and lines of this error:
error stray '\200' in program (with different numbers)
- i'm using code::blocks, in case that matters....

what does this mean??
here are the first lines of the code. the first error (one in subject) points to line 36

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//Mine Field
#include <iostream> 
#include <exception> 
#include <string> 
#include <vector> 
#include <cstdlib> 
#include <ctime> 

using std::string;
using std::vector; 
using std::srand;
using std::time;


class StepOnMine {}; 
class FailedDisarm {}; 
class MineField 
{ 
	vector<bool> minefield; 

	//stores where the player has been 
	vector<bool> beenThere; 
	
	//current location of player
	int location; 

	int menu(string choices[], int numChoices)
	{
		using std::cout;
		using std::cin;

		int choice;
		do {
			for (int i = 0; i < numChoices; i++)
			{
				cout << i+1 << “) “ << choices[i] << “\n”;
			}
			cin << choice;
		while (choice < 1 || choice > numChoices);
		return choice;
	}


thank you!!
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LB (13399)
Well, it is because there are “ and ” instead of " (note the slant!), and these characters are not valid.
sebgar (19)
.......... it's always the little things that matter :)
edithsong (36)
cin >> not <<
sebgar (19)
wow i guess there's a lot wrong with this code.

I just got the same error doing something different now. In another example, i need to use this line:

#import "C:\\Program Files\\O2G\fxcore.dll"

does that mean the line is wrong or is the .dll library wrong?
LB (13399)
Do you not notice the single backslash before fxcore.dll?
sebgar (19)
still getting the same error. I even moved the file to c:\ and used:

#import "C:\\fxcore.dll"

and still same error
LB (13399)
Could you copy and paste the error exactly?
Moschops (7244)
Switch to forward slash / instead of double-backslashes. It works on Win, and means you don't have to worry about double-slashes.

Which compiler (and preprocessor) are you using? Does it recognise #import? It's not part of the C++ standard.
sebgar (19)
the code (i tried include in place of import, same problem):

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#include <iostream>
#import "C:\\fxcore.dll"

using namespace std;

int main()
{
   cout << "It works!!!\n";
    return 0;
}


the error:
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Compiling: main.cpp
C:\Users\Sebastian\Desktop\cpp projects\ranya\test\main.cpp:2:2: warning: #import is a deprecated GCC extension
In file included from C:\Users\Sebastian\Desktop\cpp projects\ranya\test\main.cpp:2:
C:\\fxcore.dll:1: error: stray '\220' in program
In file included from C:\Users\Sebastian\Desktop\cpp projects\ranya\test\main.cpp:2:
C:\\fxcore.dll:1:4: warning: null character(s) ignored
C:\\fxcore.dll:1: error: stray '\3' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:1:6: warning: null character(s) ignored
C:\\fxcore.dll:1: error: stray '\4' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:1:10: warning: null character(s) ignored
C:\\fxcore.dll:1: error: stray '\377' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:1: error: stray '\377' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:1:15: warning: null character(s) ignored
C:\\fxcore.dll:1: error: stray '\270' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:1:18: warning: null character(s) ignored
C:\\fxcore.dll:1: error: stray '@' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:1:26: warning: null character(s) ignored
C:\\fxcore.dll:1: error: stray '\20' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:1: error: stray '\1' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:1:63: warning: null character(s) ignored
C:\\fxcore.dll:1: error: stray '\16' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:1: error: stray '\37' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:1: error: stray '\272' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:1: error: stray '\16' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:1:69: warning: null character(s) ignored
C:\\fxcore.dll:1: error: stray '\264' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:1: error: stray '\315' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:1: error: stray '\270' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:1: error: stray '\1' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:1: error: stray '\315' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:3:2: warning: null character(s) ignored
C:\\fxcore.dll:3: error: stray '\20' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:3: error: stray '\311' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:3: error: stray '\232' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:3: error: stray '\232' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:3: error: stray '\232' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:3: error: stray '\365' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:3: error: stray '\265' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:3: error: stray '\232' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:3: error: stray '\232' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:3: error: stray '\267' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:3: error: stray '\232' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:3: error: stray '\232' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:3: error: stray '\267' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:3: error: stray '\232' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:3: error: stray '\232' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:3: error: stray '\241' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:3: error: stray '\232' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:3: error: stray '\232' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:3: error: stray '\345' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:3: error: stray '\232' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:3: error: stray '\232' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:3: error: stray '\267' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:3: error: stray '\232' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:3: error: stray '\232' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:3: error: stray '\241' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:3: error: stray '\232' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:3: error: stray '\232' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:3: error: stray '\232' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:3: error: stray '\3' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:3: error: stray '\232' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:3: error: stray '\267' in program
C:\\fxcore.dll:3: error: stray '\232' in program
LB (13399)
warning: #import is a deprecated GCC extension

Um...why are you using #import in that case?
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Moschops (7244)
Don't use import. It seems that your preprocessor doesn't recognise it.

Don't #include a dll file. It's meaningless. #include literally copies the entire file you want to include, and puts it into the place where you wrote #include .

Do not #include a dll file. I know I already said that, but I get the feeling saying it twice will help.

Why are you trying to #include a dll file? I think you must have misunderstood what a dll file is.
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