Thread: Tutorial any good?

I was looking around for a good tutorial and was wondering if the one on the site was any good??

Basically all I have done is some visual basic, html, and asp. I really really want to learn C++ but I need a push in the right direction.

I downloaded bloodshed compiler and was trying to some simple things with getting input from the use slapping it into a variable then outputting that to the screen.

What am I doing wrong? Please don't slam me I am totally winging this:

1. I create a new "Source file"
2. type in my code then I should be able to compile and run it no??

thanks

Well here it goes....this is my code

Code:

#include

int main()

{

int varNumber; //variable to place number in??

cout<<"Please enter any number";  //get input from user??

cin>>varNumber; //place input from user into the varible??

cout<<"varNumber";  //out the value of the variable to the screen??

return 0;

}

and this is the error I get back from the bloodshed compiler

1 C:\Dev-C++\mingw32\include\test.cpp
`#include' expects "FILENAME" or <FILENAME>

Originally posted by Anthony172
Well here it goes....this is my code

Code:

#include

int main()

{

int varNumber; //variable to place number in??

cout<<"Please enter any number";  //get input from user??

cin>>varNumber; //place input from user into the varible??

cout<<"varNumber";  //out the value of the variable to the screen??

return 0;

}

and this is the error I get back from the bloodshed compiler

You need to have

#include <iostream.h>

OR

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

The second method is preffered but I don't know if Dev-C++ supports it or not.

Thank you very much!

It runs now but I cannot get program to spit back the numer I type in. As soon as I type the number the window disappears. I know I am doing something wrong because the program itself is compiling fine.

Code:

#include <iostream.h>

int main()

{

int varNumber; //variable to place number in??

cout<<"Please enter any number:  ";  //get input from user??

cin>>varNumber;  //place input from user into the varible??

cout<<"This is the number you typed in:  "<< varNumber;  //out the value of the variable to the screen??

return 0;

}

Thanks guys it worked. I know it's really elementary but it helps me out alot. Thanks again.