Cannot create a C++ project

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When I tried to create a C++ project after changing the source code from VS to VS Code (I am using Visual Studio 2019 Community Version), the error popped up saying I cannot compile the file:

Running C:/Program Files/UE_4.22/Engine/Binaries/DotNET/UnrealBuildTool.exe Development Win64 -Project="C:/Users/zimu/Documents/Unreal Projects/我的项目3/我的项目3.uproject" -TargetType=Editor -Progress -NoHotReloadFromIDE
Creating makefile for ?ҵĿ3Editor (no existing makefile)
@progress push 5%
Parsing headers for ?ҵĿ3Editor
  Running UnrealHeaderTool "C:\Users\zimu\Documents\Unreal Projects\?ҵĿ3\?ҵĿ3.uproject" "C:\Users\zimu\Documents\Unreal Projects\?ҵĿ3\Intermediate\Build\Win64\?ҵĿ3Editor\Development\?ҵĿ3Editor.uhtmanifest" -LogCmds="loginit warning, logexit warning, logdatabase error" -Unattended -WarningsAsErrors -installed
C:/Users/zimu/Documents/Unreal Projects/????3/Source/????3/????3GameModeBase.h(1): Error: Missing UCLASS name

What should I do?

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I see some none English characters… Perhabs it could be affecting it. Not sure though

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can you show GameModeBase.h code?

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Sorry, I am quite new and don’t know where I can find that code. Is it a file that defines how the game is played?

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Yeah, there are some Chinese characters inside because I am using a Chinese version of Epic Game Launcher and UE4. There are some "?"s in the error message too.

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asked you for GameModeBase.h file because according to the log file UCLASS name is missing in this file.

 C:/Users/zimu/Documents/Unreal Projects/????3/Source/????3/????3GameModeBase.h(1): Error: Missing UCLASS name

Path to the file is displayed so you can just open it and paste it’s content here so we can check it.

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// Fill out your copyright notice in the Description page of Project Settings.
#pragma once
#include “CoreMinimal.h”
#include “GameFramework/GameModeBase.h”
#include “我的项目3GameModeBase.generated.h”
/**
*
*/
UCLASS()
class 我的项目3_API A我的项目3GameModeBase : public AGameModeBase
{
GENERATED_BODY()

};

here it is, “我的项目3” means “My project 3” in Chinese

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It works! I honestly don’t know it is this simple. Thanks a lot for the help here.

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I am afraid it’s connected with non-English characters as Saltylele backup suggested. You should not use any non-English characters in source code when writing C++. However you said in your first post that your project stopped compiling after changing VS to VS Code? Is that correct? Can you confirm it was compiling before just fine?

I tried create new C++ class in my test project with non-English characters in it’s name (just in case) and it didn’t work too.

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No problem. Good luck and have fun with Unreal Engine. :slight_smile: