Understanding Visual Studio C++ IDE

[solarblast]

I'm trying to get my foot in the door with the VS C++ 2013 IDE. In particular, I'd like to know how it works with say an example or three that details the steps to get to a compiled program. I did hit upon this MS Walkthrough that is going in the right direction. <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb384842.aspx> Iwas able to follow all the way to the section "To add a new source file", but got lost with the "shortcut menu for the Source Files folder ..." material. I have no idea what they are talking about. I did enter the TestGames.cpp code into step 3. but then seem to have lost it. I just stopped before the following Build material.

Can anyone help with this?

[cire]

The "shorcut menu" is simply the context menu you get when you right click "Source Files".

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[solarblast]

I get a completely different image. Mine shows a Solution Explorer tab and a wrench icon, The tab content is empty.

I don't see a way to insert an image.

[cire]

You have to start a project before you can add files to it, of course.

Under the File menu choose "New Project..." as indicated in the first part of the walk-through you linked to.

[solarblast]

OK,I created a "New Project", and it shows Templates on the left. Continuing on with I see Win32 Console and Win32 in the large window. OK, I just followed the Walkthrough link above I got to Solution Explorer. Of course, what I see is pretty minimal compared to yours.

BTW, what is a CLR?

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