Thread: C - including the <windows.h> header file

  1. 05-13-2007 #1
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    Question C - including the <windows.h> header file

    Hi! I'm new the forums and pretty rusty at programming. I learned C++ and Java in college and I haven't touched the stuff in about 8 years. Anyway, I really wanted to get my hands on C. I've been messing around using the Miracle C compiler/linker and have been wanting to make a window using C. I know that I need to include the windows.h header and whenever I try to compile it states that "Source code too big." In C do I just make a .c file or is it like C++ where I have to make seperate .h, .cpp, etc. files and compile them all together? I apologize for sounding like such a noob, but I'm kinda stuck here if I can't include the mandatory windows.h file
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    Yeah, messing about is about all you can do with Miracle C. It's a toy compared to everything else which is available.

    Get a real compiler, say Dev-C++ or Visual studio express.
    If you dance barefoot on the broken glass of undefined behaviour, you've got to expect the occasional cut.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Salem View Post
    Yeah, messing about is about all you can do with Miracle C. It's a toy compared to everything else which is available.

    Get a real compiler, say Dev-C++ or Visual studio express.

    Ok, thanks. I had no idea I could use a C++ compiler to compile/link C source code.
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    The usual trick is to name your files say prog.c rather than prog.cpp.

    Once you get past the default, then choose "save as...", it should be plain sailing.
    If you dance barefoot on the broken glass of undefined behaviour, you've got to expect the occasional cut.
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