Visual Studio 2008 Code Navigation

[strashko]

I `ve already searched the website but i didn`t find anything , so i will post my question here.I want to apology to the admins and if they think my post should be removed or redirected to any other part of the site please leave me a link.


OK ,here is the problem- I got a Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Trial edition.I am interested in c++ programing and in the book i got , the examples are in console application. The problem is that when i type the code ( and i try to modify the programs) I make mistakes and the compiler helps a lot saying the row where is the mistake but its very difficult to find it (especially if it consists of hundreds of lines).

So can someone tell me a fast way to find which row(line) is from the begining?
Is it possible at all ?
Thank You for reading this long post and for your help.

[z05DSL3A]

In the Error List window, double click on the error (or warning) in question and you should be taken to that file and line. (This works for coding errors not link errors)

HTH

Edit:
There is also a "Go To..." menu option (Ctrl-G) that you can use to go to a specific line number.

Tool->Options has an option under Text Editor->C/C++ to display line numbers.

[strashko]

Thanks man this is great - I `ve just tested it and it works.Can you recommend me a book that is good for beginer in C++ (if possible a free one) ?

[z05DSL3A]

I'm reviewing a book for a friend of mine who is a teacher
Programming -- Principles and Practice Using C++ by Bjarne Stroustrup
so far it seems to be one of the better books, I have seen on the subject. (assuming no previous programming experience).

[strashko]

I know some "things" about VB but not enough to make even a small program, so your assumption is right.I hope i will find this somewhere. Thanks a lot .By the way are there some examples in it ? It will be quite easier to learn.
Last question do you think that the Visual Studio is OK - i mean its quite complicated,is it good for someone that just starts programming ?

[z05DSL3A]

Here is a link to Stroustrup's page about the book, there is a sample chapter or two and some other blurb.
http://www.research.att.com/~bs/programming.html

The tutorials and reference sections here are a very good resource
http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/
http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/

Visual Studio...I think that it is one of the best IDEs around, it can be confusing to start with. The Help system (press F1 for help ;o) ) has sections on getting started and project configurations and such, worth having a look.

_{IDE = Integrated Development Environment}

[strashko]

My best friend`s brother gave it to me. He is a programmer but he works in the US and doesn`t have time to teach me.He promised to give me his Visual Studio 2008 Team System Activation Code (so I can use it for more than 3 months- turn it into paid version) because he doesn`t use it so much.

By the way -thank you for the links i just opened 1 of them and comparing with the book i got -
Herbert Schildt`s "C++ A begginer`s Guide Second Edition". I hope i will understand everything ( English is not my mother tongue). OK thanks again . If i need help i will ask you again.

[strashko]

By the way i cant find this book in the bookstores - thats really strange (i cant buy it online ).Could you recomend me something else

[z05DSL3A]

Can you not find it on Amazon?


International Standard Book Number
ISBN-10: 0321543726
ISBN-13: 978-0321543721