Cant understand the outout

Hi all I am new to Visual c++2008 sp1 as well as to this forum.I just downloaded it yesterday and tried to give it a shot.So I ran a program but the output it shows is in nor relation with the program.The file is:

Code:

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#include<iostream>
#include "stdafx.h"
using namespace std;
int main()
{  int i;


system("cls");

    cout<<"\n Enter the value of i=";
      cin>>i;
      cout<<"\n Result="<<i;
      system("pause");
      return 0;
}

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and the output is like:

Enter the value of i4

i=4Press any key to continue..........

As you can see this is not the correct output of the program.Please help!!!

It's wrong because you put the '\n' at the beginning. Where else to start a new line except at the end of the previous one....

I removed both the "\n"......No luck!!!

Code:

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#include<iostream>

using namespace std;

int main( void )
{  int i;

    cout << Enter the value of i = ";
      cin >> i;
      cout << endl << "Result = "<< i << endl;
      cin;
      return 0;
}

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Quote:

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Originally Posted by CommonTater

Code:

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#include<iostream>

using namespace std;

int main( void )
{  int i;

    cout << Enter the value of i = ";
      cin >> i;
      cout << endl << "Result = "<< i << endl;
      cin;
      return 0;
}

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error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'cin'

You also need
#include<iomanip>

for the likes of endl

> As you can see this is not the correct output of the program.Please help!!!
It looked OK to me - perhaps you should also say what you expected to see as well.

One more pitfall detected!!!
The compiler shows the building logs of the files just recently compiled or built....!!It just donot build the file currently opened,already saved also!!!It just ignores the command to build the current file and shows the error messages of the last successfully or unsuccessfully built files...If the file was successfully built output of the previous file is showed when building the current file.Where is the problem?

There are separate options (IIRC) to compile the current file (only) and do a build.

Any "build" option will recompile (and link) every dependent change you did since the last "build" you did.

Recompile current file should just compile the current file.

Recompile doesnot work.........It always links all the files present in the project folder.I want to know cant I run programs without opening the project option?Such as options like an "file" from "new"?

As far as I know, Visual Studio has always used project management.

I have a sandbox project for all the stupid crap I post on here that I recycle for my purposes.

Sorry about being dumb before.

Yes in Visual Studio your files have to be included in a project to compile. If you just want to compile a single file without creating a project for it you have to do it manually from the command line.

So what should i do now?It always shows me the outputs of the last built program.Rebuilding doesnot work.Anybody has got any ideas?

Quote:

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Originally Posted by mistu4u

Recompile doesnot work.........It always links all the files present in the project folder.

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Close the program before you try to recompile. The system will not allow you to over-write an active EXE file...

Quote:

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I want to know cant I run programs without opening the project option?Such as options like an "file" from "new"?

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Open a command shell and run the program from there... you don't even need VS loaded at that point.

You are creating executables, treat them as such.