newbie frustration

:confused: I have just installed dev-c++ and wanted to start learning so of course i came here to use the tutorials and i used the first example on dev-c++ and for some reason it was not working at all. I checked over again and again to see if i missed typed anything and I did not. I really do not know wah i did wrong, or if i did anything wrong at all. Can anyone helped the frutrated newbie, cause I have been wanted to learn C++ so badly and i really need some help to get over this hurdle. thanks

Be more specific than "it doesn't work". We can guess that much by the very existence of your post.

Which version of dev-c++ did you download?
Which example (paste it or use a link)
What error message(s) did you get?
Which OS are you using

another helpfull thing to post would be the steps you took.

they use an antiquted (sp?) header...

Code:

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#include <iostream.h>
int main()
{
  cout<<"HEY, you, I'm alive!  Oh, and Hello World!";
  return 0;   
}

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should be

Code:

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#include <iostream> //note the absence of '.h'
using namespace std;

int main()
{
  cout<<"HEY, you, I'm alive!  Oh, and Hello World!";
  return 0;   
}

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it should give you some warning or something...

my guess would be the consule window dissapears before you can see the output. if thats the case there are numerous things you can do. i use dev-cpp and i prefer

Code:

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#include <string>
...
...
system("Pause");
return 0;
}

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some ppl dont like that because you have to include another header, just search the board and you will find plenty of alternatives.

isn't system() in the <cstdlib> header?

why is that antiquated.
I thought the old way was

Code:

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#include<iostream>

using namespace std;

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Quote:

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Originally posted by xviddivxoggmp3
why is that antiquated.
I thought the old way was

Code:

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#include<iostream>

using namespace std;

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:p Nup that's the right way to do it. <iostream.h> is the outdated one.