Remove secure warnings (_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS) from projects by default in Visual Studio
c++, precompiler, visual-studio
Solution
Mark all the desired projects in solution explorer.
- Press Alt-F7 or right click in solution explorer and select "Properties"
- Configurations: All Configurations
- Click on the Preprocessor Definitions line to invoke its editor
- Choose Edit
- Copy `_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS` into the Preprocessor Definitions white box on the top
Problem
Is there a way to set by default for all projects removing the precompiler secure warnings that come up when using functions like scanf(). I found that you can do it by adding a line in the project option or a `#define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS` in the beginning of the code. I find myself repeatedly creating new projects for solving programming contests and it is really annoying (and takes valuable time) to add: ``` #ifdef _MSC_VER #define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS #endif ``` In the beginning of the code, or to set it in the precompiler options every time I start a new project.