Thomas thank you for your help I am about to try the command line out Alan. ----- Original Message ----- From: Thomas Hruska To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 3:14 AM Subject: Re: [c-prog] dev c++ compiling
alandutton64 wrote: > I have downloaded the latest dev c++ compiler which now works fine all > but for saving i start by selecting new project then console a box then > appears saying main I have been putting the name of the project from > the book and when compiled selecting save and putting the same name > again but when I come to reopen the project I get one that looks like > machine code and the other says are you sure you want to shut the > project downany ideas on what I am doing wrong. Also i have read at the > start of the book about running project from the "command line"?I have > been into dos prompt and type in the project name it says "not > recognised" any help on these would be apprieciated alan Not sure what you are doing wrong from the GUI perspective. It sounds like your project is already open and you are attempting to open a different project. Command Prompt tutorials: http://www.google.com/search?q=command+prompt+tutorial Knowing how the command-line works will save you many hours of frustration. Not sure how useful running programs from the command-line is - that approach typically bypasses an IDE's debugger. -- Thomas Hruska CubicleSoft President Ph: 517-803-4197 *NEW* MyTaskFocus 1.1 Get on task. Stay on task. http://www.CubicleSoft.com/MyTaskFocus/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
