how to create exe?

[Hasnain Attarwala]

// Hasnain Attarwala

#include <iostream>
#include <string>



using namespace std;
// system prototype
void doYouHaveProblem();
void timePass();
// defining global variables
char ch;
char repeat = 'Y';


int main ()
{
timePass();
doYouHaveProblem();
return 0;
}


void timePass ()
{
cout << "Have you watched the movie lion king before? (ENTER Y/N)" << endl;
cin >> ch;


if (toupper(ch) == 'Y')
{
cout << "So you know what Hakuna Matata means!" << endl;
system("pause");
}
else
{
cout << "Hakuna Matata -- It means No Worries for the Rest of your Days!!!" << endl;
system("pause");
}
}


void doYouHaveProblem ()
{
do
{
system("cls");
cout << "Do you have a problem in your life? (ENTER Y/N)" << endl;
cin >> ch;
system("cls");

if (toupper(ch) == 'Y')
{
cout << "Can you do something about it? (ENTER Y/N)" << endl;
cin >> ch;
system("cls");
if (toupper(ch) == 'Y')
cout << "Then do it and don't worry about it -- \"HAKUNA MATATA\"" << endl;
else
cout << "Then dont worry about it -- \"HAKUNA MATATA\" " << endl;
}
else
cout << "Then dont worry about it -- \"HAKUNA MATATA\" "<< endl;
system("pause");
system("cls");

cout << "Any more questions sir? (ENTER Y/N)" << endl;
cin >> repeat;
system("cls");

}while(toupper(repeat) == 'Y');

}


This is my code, how do i create an exe file out of this?


also what does system("cls") do exactly? because in the timePass function if i put system("cls") after the IF but before the ELSE. And if the "if" statement gets executed, the else also gets executed after that automaticly.... Weird right?


I have the visual studio 2010 student edition, how do i create exe file out of my cpp?

I saw one of my friend's sad status on facebook and decided to make a small program for him, thought it would bring a small smile on his face, i want to send it to him.

[Slartibartfaster]

To build it press: F7 to run it: ctrl F5

[Hasnain Attarwala]

yes, but how do i create an exe file out of this?

Like i said i want to send it to my friend who does not have any compiler or knowledge on how to code....

ctrl f5 just runs it if you have a compiler...

and f7 builds it for the compiler, but not as an exe file.

[Danny Toledo]

Does it build to a different directory?

In the start menu, is there a command line compiler? On my computer, with VC Express, there is a program called "Visual Studio Command Prompt (2010)". Use that as a compiler, use the 'cd' command to navigate to the source file and use 'cl *.cpp" to compile the code.

Please use [code][/code] tags.

[Hasnain Attarwala]

I mean, i can test it when i am writing the code in the visual studio compiler.

I want to create it as an ".exe" file

[Hasnain Attarwala]

i wrote the program using visual studio, i know what danny toledo you are talking about.

[Mazd]

Any C++ compiler create object file (.obj or .o) and executable file(.exe) file under windows at your .cpp files directory.Check file named yourprogramname.exe at build folder.

[Hasnain Attarwala]

Yes, got it. Thanks Mazd.


btw, does someone know the answer to my first post, about the system("cls")?