Compiler Error C2014

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preprocessor command must start as first nonwhite space

The # sign of a preprocessor directive must be the first character on a line that is not white space.

The following sample generates C2014:

// C2014.cpp  
int k; #include <stdio.h>   // C2014  

Possible resolution:

// C2014b.cpp  
// compile with: /c  
int k;   
#include <stdio.h>