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  1. 07-08-2003 #1
    ZakkWylde969
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    cout

    I keep getting an error when I compile but im almost 100% sure the code is correct. Well here is the code and error.

    Code:
    // trialrun.cpp
// first C++ Program
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
		cout << "Some people think programming windows"
			 << endl
			 << "is like nailing jello to the cieling..."
			 << endl
			 << "easy with the right kind of nails!"
			 << endl << endl;
	return 0;
}
    and then the error.

    Code:
    Compiling...
Error spawning cl.exe

Cpp1.obj - 1 error(s), 0 warning(s)

    I'm using Visual C++ 6 also. I just cant find where I went wrong on it. I checked it over and over too. Thats all it says. Now am I maybe missing a few files on VStudio or what?
    "When I die I want to pass peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather did, not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car."
  2. 07-08-2003 #2
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    Sounds like visual studio isn't properly installed.
  3. 07-08-2003 #3
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    Wait a second. I spent a fortune on that freakin software and it doesn't work right??
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  4. 07-08-2003 #4
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    i wouldnt know about that but maybe try reinstalling
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  5. 07-08-2003 #5
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    I'll try but it better work cause I just bought myself a book on VC++ 6 today and I'm really SOL if I can't get it working
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  6. 07-08-2003 #6
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    Nothing wrong with the code itself.
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  7. 07-08-2003 #7
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    Yeah, it looks like a compiler setup or configuration problem. If I remember correctly, cl is the command-line command to compile and link using MSVC++.

    Did you create a new console project and then add your cpp file to it?

    BTW - Every time I've installed a new compiler, I've had difficulty getting it to work the first time... There is always something tricky about the setup and configuration!
  8. 07-08-2003 #8
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    Yeah. I opened VC++ started a new project as a consol app. Then opened a C++ source file put the code in and tried to compile and got the error.
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  9. 07-08-2003 #9
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    Try uninstalling and reinstalling VC++, the error is it not being able to find one of the many Visual C++ executables. Nothing at all is wrong with the code.
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