Thread: Having trouble with my compilier (the very first step)

I have visual studio 08 and was attempting to copy and paste

Code:

 #include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
  printf( "I am alive!  Beware.\n" );
  getchar();
  return 0;
}

from this website Cprogramming.com Tutorial: Introduction to C as instructed. My problem (at least I think this is the problem) is I'm new to the application and couldn't find the right type of project to create. I attempted to enter it in a text file instead of project, but when I click build then build solution I encounter errors with both methods.

1 - Preprocessor directive expected

2 - Single-line comment or end=of-line expected

3 - A namespace does not directly contain members such as fields or methods

Any advice or tips on how to use Visual Studio 2008.

I spoke with someone about the issue and found out VS08 was probably too complicated of an application to learn C with. I tried the same thing with Dev-C++ and everything went right on the first try. I'll just use Dev-C++ for now. Thanks for all the help.