Microsoft Visual C++ 8 Beta Express?

[goateh]

Hello im fairly new to Visual c++/c++ etc... & i really like the IDE
in the express beta. but i cant compile anything. for instance

i'll create a new project->win32 console application
Whenever i try to include header files such as "iostream.h"
it will give me an error reading that it does not exist?
why can i not include these files like in the regular MSVC++ 6 IDE?

Thx for your time

[Stack Overflow]

Hello,

C++ and C headers differ. Keep in mind iostream is part of the C++ standard, iostream.h isn't. iostream is somewhat more restrictive than the older iostream.h. One would possibly avoid problems by careful use of namespaces, but it would be a lot smarter to stick with one or the other.

You should avoid using the *.h version as much as possible, because some implementations have bugs in their *.h version. Moreover, some of them support non-standard code that is not portable, and fail to support some of the standard code of the STL.

Furthermore, the *.h version puts everything in the global namespace. The extension-less version is more stable and it's more portable. It also places everything in the std namespace.

In conclusion, iostream.h is an old style method of including std C++ headers, and in opposite to iostream you don't have to declare that you're using the std namespace.

It is sometimes recommended to use:

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

- Stack Overflow

[goateh]

Hello thx very much for that usefull information. it now works like a
charm. also i have another question was the run application from the ide removed? cause i always have to locate the directory of my built exe file manually. thx again