Compiler Error C2012

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missing name following '<'

An #include directive lacks the required filename.

The following sample generates C2012:

// C2012.cpp  
#include <   // C2012 include the filename to resolve  

Possible resolution:

// C2012b.cpp  
// compile with: /c  
#include <stdio.h>