Newbie can't figure out linking error

Hi All
My code compiles fine but then I get the following erro during the build - eventhough it says "build complete" after.

Code:

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Linking object C:\Documents and Settings\Adwa\My Documents\POS370\kudl+tax+calc+wk+3+dd.obj,,C:\Documents and Settings\Adwa\My Documents\POS370\kudl+tax+calc+wk+3+dd.map,c:\Program Files\Miracle C\ccl.lib ;
file 'c:\documents and settings\adwa\my documents\pos370\kudl.obj' failed to open for read in linker

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Is it the capitalization? I didn't capitalize anything - my computer did (in it's naming of it's folders, etc.)

Any advice will be appreciated

Thanks.

First off, post some code. Secondly, get a bettter compiler - Miracle C isn't great. Popular ones would be code::blocks with MinGW or MS visual C++ Express.

> Miracle C
Well there's your problem!
Miracle C is a piece of crap which costs $$$$
Even trivial programs break it.

Plus (and it's a biggie), nearly every other compiler out there wipes the floor with it.
Also, there's a large number of really good compilers available for the huge sum of $0 (aka, free!).

Try this one, it's quite popular
http://www.codeblocks.org/
Just make sure you get the larger package, which has the IDE AND Compiler. The smaller package is the IDE by itself.

um, thanks guys, but this is for a class and we are required to use Miracle C. If it won't work on Miracle C, then I haven't completed the assignment correctly.

oh well...back to the drawing board.

Drop the class and take one that uses a better compiler. No use in learning on a POS compiler.

It is very unfortunate that you are required to use that compiler, I can remember a number of instances where I found that it was not standards compliant in my early days of programming, which was confusing to say the least. I would encourage you to post your code, since it may be a simple issue there, and although I can't remember exactly how Miracle C's user interface worked, try creating a new project or file and building that.

You might also want to tell the instructor responsible that there are many better alternatives to Miracle C out there. If he/she refuses to hear you out then you can be sure that they are a hack - no programmer of any meaningful experience would force the use of that compiler.

Better get your tutor over here and we'll explain "the facts of life" to them.
Are they getting kickbacks for recommending this crap?

Bubba's right, drop the class. The tutor is a moron who can't tell the difference between C and a hole in the ground.

Anyone who would actually be capable of teaching C just wouldn't care which compiler you used, just so long as it was ANSI.

Or if you don't for some reason feel that it's a good idea to drop the class, get yourself a better compiler, then once the program itself is working with a decent compiler (e.g. gcc using Code::Blocks as the IDE), it should be possible without TOO much hassle to make it work in Miracle C.

I just looked at the web-site, and if the code displayed is indicative of the authors works, then I'm not at all surprised if it's failing at times. Calling malloc() as the first argument to strcpy() isn't very safe, as it will crash if malloc() failed to allocate memory!

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Mats

LOL! okay, thanks guys. I figured ou that my file name was too long - Miracle C can't handle it.

In defense of my instructor - he has to use this because it is the one the school has sanctioned. He did say that we can use others, but whatever we write has to be able to run in Miracle C.

LOL!! You all crack me up.

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Originally Posted by Salem

Anyone who would actually be capable of teaching C just wouldn't care which compiler you used, just so long as it was ANSI.

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Unless of course they had an automated script that compiled submissions.