Not compiling?
Hi,
I'm extremely new to programming; in fact, I have no outer experience and am probably jumping into the deep end with C++, but whatever. Anyway, I downloaded Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Express and made my first code (you know, the one where you say "Hello World!"). I tried to compile it, but when it finishes, it just says "Build succeeded" and then I don't get to see what I've created. Maybe I'm being stupid, but isn't it supposed to show up there, or in another file? I have absolutely no idea how to work it, so sorry. Any help is appreciated.
I'm extremely new to programming; in fact, I have no outer experience and am probably jumping into the deep end with C++, but whatever. Anyway, I downloaded Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Express and made my first code (you know, the one where you say "Hello World!"). I tried to compile it, but when it finishes, it just says "Build succeeded" and then I don't get to see what I've created. Maybe I'm being stupid, but isn't it supposed to show up there, or in another file? I have absolutely no idea how to work it, so sorry. Any help is appreciated.
The result of the compilation is an executable. You need to run the executable to see the results of your program. To run, try Debug -> Start Without Debugging.
The hotkey for compiling your code in Visual C++ 2010 is f7. To run the program press ctrl f5. That way you're not dodging through your files all the time looking for the .exe you just made!
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