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Okay, i have MS Visual C++. Im having problems with it right now.. i posted sumting about that on the windows programming section. So ive been writing my source in notepad... is there a lil compiler i could download for free? somthing that works good and not cheap and crappy . I dunno much about libraries... do i download those separate or sumting? what r they or their purpose.. remember... im a newbie , i just started with this programming less than 2 hours ago.

MSVC++ has its own built in text editor so you dont need to write your source code in notepad.

Open MSVc++ then go to file|new.
Click on the files tab then C++ Source file.
Then click in the File Name box on the right and type in a name - say 'MyProgram' (without the quotes). Click OK and it will give you a nice clean sheet to type your program in.
When you have written (or cut & pasted) your prog, press F7 to build the .exe file, it will ask you if you want to create a default workspace, reply yes. resolve any errors then build again if necessary. When you have no errors press ctrl+F5 to run your program. Sit back and enjoy it.

ps I suggest you start with a very simple program such as "Hello World"

HTH

thats exactly what i started with "hello world" but im having problems w/ vc++ so i was wondering if there are other good compilers i could use.

I dunno much about libraries... do i download those separate or sumting?

Yes, you need to download them seperatly. Best one to start out with is Allegro.

what r they or their purpose..

They are basically add-on's to either
A. Help you program better
B. make programs look cooler
C. All of the above and + sum

Originally posted by Moffesto
thats exactly what i started with "hello world" but im having problems w/ vc++ so i was wondering if there are other good compilers i could use.

Dev-C++ is pretty good for starters, or for people who hate VC++. I suggest you download the 4.1 version of it and not the beta.

I looked at the screenshot, it looks pretty good. Is it free? Usually the free crap has a crappy interface and dont run good. heh
Everyone has recommended this website to me.

ok, nm, i downloaded it. I made a hello world program and ran it... it poped up with a box and w/ hello world but the the executable button was unavaliable to creat the exe. does any one know what is wrong? actually it made the hello world prject for me.... so ima try it myself now and see if it lets me create an executable.

The executable file will be where you made the files for it.

i figured out what i did wrong... i forgot to add the } at the end