title: Setting the 'outDir' attribute in Visual Studio Code
body: <p>I continue to get this error when I attempt to debug a C++ program: <code>can't launch program 'c:\Users\'my username'\Desktop\C++\'; setting the 'outDir' attribute might help</code> </p>
  
  <p>I have tried various combinations of syntax so that it would satisfy the condition, but I have had no success. I have spent hours trying to find the proper syntax and I have no idea what my problem is. I have had success with running JavaScript applications but they don't seem to require Source maps or the outDir field to be filled. I have the latest version of Visual Studio Code which is 0.7.10 and I have node downloaded and it seems to work fine. Here is a screenshot so you can get an idea of what I'm seeing. <a href="https://i.imgur.com/wIcVoQz.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://i.imgur.com/wIcVoQz.png</a></p>