Compiler Error C2005

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line expected a line number, found 'token'

The #line directive must be followed by a line number.

The following sample generates C2005:

// C2005.cpp  
int main() {  
   int i = 0;  
   #line i   // C2005  
}  

Possible resolution:

// C2005b.cpp  
int main() {  
   int i = 0;  
   #line 0  
}