c++ visuel basic help.

[gijake]

I just got microsoft visual c++ 2005, and whenever I go to build a projec, I get this in the output for the build: ========== Build: 0 succeeded, 0 failed, 1 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========
and then nothing happens. Can sombody help me?

[twomers]

EDIT - Whoops, misread that.

[JaWiB]

It means you've already built the project and it doesn't need to be compiled/linked again (hence, "up-to-date")

[gijake]

ok, so then how do I run the program?

[twomers]

Find the execute thing (I think it's got an image of a !), in the debug menu, I think control f5 does it ... for me, but I'm not the same version.

[gijake]

when I do that, it says I can't find the exe file

[joeprogrammer]

Well, do you have any source code? You need source code to make a program.
Once you have source code, you compile it, like you just did, or just hit "build and run" from the tools (or is it build?) menu.

[gijake]

of course I have sourse code. and I can't seem to find the build and run command in either menu.

[JaWiB]

Try Debug->Start or Debug->Start Without Debugging

[gijake]

tried that, dosen't work. also, would it matter if I am running in an evaluation copy of vista?

[JaWiB]

"Doesn't work" tells me nothing. What happens when you try to run it?

[gijake]

i get the error message that says it can't find the exe file.

[joeprogrammer]

tried that, dosen't work. also, would it matter if I am running in an evaluation copy of vista?

It shouldn't. Go into your project's directory. There should be a build folder. Go in there, and see if there's a *.exe file somewhere.

[gijake]

there is no bulid folder in the project folder. this is getting really frustraiting.

[JaWiB]

Well, there should be a folder named "debug" (or possibly "release") that contains the exe. Have you tried starting from scratch, with a Win32 console program that you know should compile and run? (or is that what you did in the first place?)

Edit: You should also try Build->Rebuild Solution if you haven't already