Can anyone recommend a noob book for the V C++ compiler ?
Ideally, cheap (right) and common enough to turn up at Borders/B&N.
I'm teaching myself C++ from a SAMS book and I'm using DevC++. However, I just got an intro copy of V C++ and I can't make any sense of it at all...
Thanks
-Dev-C++ 5.beta somesuch
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I'm assuming that you're just learning C++ and that you're not programming windows programs.
1. Open MSVC++
2. Choose new from the file menu. Select the project tab on the window that appears
3. Select Win32 Console application and fill in a project name
4. Click OK!
5. Select 'An empty project' (This is important - it gets you out of all the other MSVC++ crap)
6. Click FINISH! Click OK!
7. Select new from the file menu. Select the files tab on the window that appears
8. Choose C++ Source file and fill in a file name
9. Click OK!
That should open up an empty source file. When you're ready to run your program, choose build from the build menu (F7). MSVC++ will compile your program and show errors at the bottom. Run under the build menu (ctrl-F5) will run the executable.
Most of the stuff that you can't make sense of is used for debuging and windows programming. I recommend that you stick with DevC++ (find a 4.0 copy, not the v5 Beta) unless you really need MSVC++.
"Logic is the art of going wrong with confidence."
Morris Kline
Try Borlancd C++ 5.5
My favourite compiler!!!!
But it doesn't have an IDE.
www.borland.com gives the help files which are very useful.
