Thread: MS VC++: can i limit it so i cant use any c++?

Is there any way to change the settings of VC++ so it compiles only in C, nothing about c++ is allowed in my assignment? this would help a lot!

dun think so, writing the code in c and compile with a c compiler

Try encapsulating the function prototypes in your .h file with...

Code:

#ifdef  __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

int myFunc(char *myString);
/* more prototypes here */

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

I'd suggest looking up "__cplusplus" or "extern "C"" in the help files that come with MSVC++ just in case. This is from some relatively old code that a friend of mine wrote and I think it may be MSVC++ specific.

Or you can use the /TC compiler option to compile all files as C regardless of the extension.

no_one has the right idea,

create a new text file and immediately rename it with a .c extension, create a new workspace ( I've only ever used the Simple Console Application setting!) and paste the .c file in the code window and start coding.

The /TC thing sounds great, but us newbies need to be told how to do it and also how to change it back if we ever 'graduate' to C++ programs!


Cheers,

foffo