Beginner question about compiling and visual studio

[GibsMe]

I am new to programming with C and visual studio. When I open a .c file with visual studio 2005, can any tell me how I actually compile it? Also, can anyone tell me why the "Start Debugging" option is grayed out?

[nadroj]

i dont have access to VS right now, but i thought the "Compile" option was in some menu at the top, like "Project". if the debug option is disabled, i imagine any building/compiling options are also disabled.

i think VS requires you to make a project, even an "Empty Project". after that, add your files to the project and look for the options again, which should be enabled.

[GibsMe]

Ok, i created a new empty project, opened my .c file, and went to Build Project. Then I received this error: 'Sub Main' was not found in 'Project1'.

Here is my code:

#include <stdio.h>

int main( void )
{
	printf( "Test\n");
	return 0;
}

[Salem]

> 'Sub Main' was not found in 'Project1'.
sub main sounds more like you created a VisualBasic project, not a C++ project.
You need to start with a C++ console project

[BEN10]

Ok, i created a new empty project, opened my .c file, and went to Build Project. Then I received this error: 'Sub Main' was not found in 'Project1'.

Here is my code:

#include <stdio.h>

int main( void )
{
	printf( "Test\n");
	return 0;
}

Follow this procedure:

1 New Project
2 Click Win32/64 console Applicaiton
3 Enter project name
4 Disable pre-defined header files
5 Click Ok
6 Click "Add to project"
7 Click .cpp file
8 Name it <file name here> .c <- VERY IMPORTANT
9 Click OK