--- In [email protected], "Victor A. Wagner Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > chipaug wrote: > > I'm trying to learn C++. I've gotten a copy of "Accelerated C++" and > > have started to read. I got as far as the first paragraph in chapter > > 0 before getting stuck. The Hello World program in the book is as > > follows. > > > > // a small C++ program > > > > #include <iostream.h> > > > that is NOT the line in the book > the line in the book says > #include <iostream> > perhaps it would help if you'd use what IN the book instead of what you > THINK should be in the book. > Further, your compiler is ancient, and was released before the standard > was approved, it's not even CLOSE to what the standard is. > Replace it > > int main() > > { > > std::cout << "Hello, World!" << std::endl; > > return 0; > > } > > > > When I attempt to build this in Visual Studio 6, I get the following > > errors. > > > > C:\Documents and Settings\Kenneth\My Documents\cpp\1 > > \HelloWorld\HelloWorld.cpp(7) : error C2653: 'std' : is not a class > > or namespace name > > C:\Documents and Settings\Kenneth\My Documents\cpp\1 > > \HelloWorld\HelloWorld.cpp(7) : error C2653: 'std' : is not a class > > or namespace name > > > > If I remove the "std::" from the cout and endl, it appears to build > > without complaint and runs with the expected output. > > > > Thanks for your help. > > Chip Auger > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe, send a blank message to <mailto:c-prog- [EMAIL PROTECTED]>. > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
Victor, Thanks for the input. I removed the .h and it built. What compiler would you recommed? Regards, Chip
