What is the interpretation of this error message

[boral]

I was writing a program and while I compiled it I got this error.
I:\C programs\Program for finding first four central moments for grouped frequency distribution.c( 8 ): warning #2027: Missing prototype for 'printf'.
Will any one please explain in details what these numbers mean in the error message?
c( 8 ) and #2027

[Vortex]

It looks like that there is no any prototype specified for printf in your code. Did you include this line?

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#include <stdio.h>

[AlexN]

Will any one please explain in details what these numbers mean in the error message?
c( 8 ) and #2027

8 is the line number in the editor, where the error occurs.
#2027 is the number of the error message " Missing prototype for 'printf'".

[boral]

Yes Vortex , I have included that line.
Thank you AlexN for your answer.

[CommonTater]

Hi Boral... About the filename...

"I:\C programs\Program for finding first four central moments for grouped frequency distribution.c"

While this is technically not a bad filename, you should be aware that many compiler's tool chains will have a problem with the length of it and many will trip over the spaces.  If there's any chance your code will be compiled by any other compiler, you should adopt a different naming convention for your files...  For example, most people call the main source file in their projects "main.c" ....

[boral]

Thanks CommonTater for your valuable advice.