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hey i'm new to this whole programing thing and every time i try to run and compile any thing a message pops up and says "the system cannot find the file specified" what does that mean? i dont think im doing anything wrong because im using the program in lessen 1: the basics of c++ just to try to get an understanding of things. so any help at all would be very appreciated. oh and the compiler im using is Dev-C++ 4.9.9.2 if that helps at all.
Where's your code?
What file are you #include ing?
im trying to include iostream but i im not sure what it is or if i even have it.
sounds like you dowloaded the wrong package from SourceForge. You need to get DevC++ with the MinGW compiler. DevC++ itself is NOT a compiler. It's what's called an IDE (Integrated Development Environment). In other words, a fancy text editor.
Uninstall, download the right package, install, and try again.
Sounds like you may have installed the IDE only.
Get the "larger" download, as this includes the compiler as well.
Though a lot of people now go for a more up to date (and maintained) code blocks.
http://www.codeblocks.org/
You can also get Visual Studio Express from Microsoft for free.