[NoPunIntended]

I currently purchased Microsoft Visual C++.net Standard version 2003 for my Computer Science class. I can make a simple program, but the assignment that my teacher gave us, I cannot figure out. He wants use to create a program that we can print. Here is the code he gave us.

//File: welcome.cpp - Program to print a welcoming message

#include <iostream.h>
#include <conio.h>

int main (void)
{
cout << "Welcome to CSE 123! \n";
getch();
return 0;
}

How do I go about starting up a program to make this code work out the way I want it to. I am totally lost. I need step by step intructions if someone could help. I really appreciate it.

[j0k3r]

You are going to create a new console application, or just create a .cpp file, put that code in there, compile it and you are done.

[NoPunIntended]

I've done that, but its telling me there is an error. My output says,

"------ Build started: Project: CSE123, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------

Compiling...
stdafx.cpp
Compiling...
CSE123 5.cpp
CSE123 5.cpp(12) : fatal error C1010: unexpected end of file while looking for precompiled header directive
AssemblyInfo.cpp
CSE123.cpp
Generating Code...

Build log was saved at...
CSE123 - 1 error(s), 0 warning(s)


---------------------- Done ----------------------

Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 skipped"

Hmm... what should I do?

[superlinuxman]

Originally Posted by NoPunIntended

//File: welcome.cpp - Program to print a welcoming message

#include <iostream.h>
#include <conio.h>

int main (void)
{
cout << "Welcome to CSE 123! \n";
getch();
return 0;
}

Your first mistake: You didnt tell the compiler that cout is part of the standard namespace. There are two ways to do this.

put this line below your #includes

namespace std; //i think thats the syntax its been a while

or

put the std namesace indacator before each cin/cout/ or anything else your using in that namespace

std::cout

Your 2nd problem is that you not using the getch(); function correct
this means you dont understand it so do everyone a favor and use google.com

Oh i think your using the wrong header for getch(); too i believe its curses.h

[thadood]

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
cout << "Stuff here" << endl;
return 0;
}

I don't even know what getch() is, but that's the same exact thing that you have written, just in a bit more simplified terms.
I suggest trying DevCPP; no need to create a new project for a simple 7 line program.

[Wedge_]

Originally Posted by superlinuxman

Your 2nd problem is that you not using the getch(); function correct
this means you dont understand it so do everyone a favor and use google.com

Oh i think your using the wrong header for getch(); too i believe its curses.h

This is Windows we're talking about - try including curses.h and see what happens conio is the correct header AFAIK. What he's using it for there is to wait for a keypress before exiting the program, because it will usually just drop you straight back into the IDE without giving you time to read the output.

NoPunIntended: your problem is probably just that you've removed the

#include "stdafx.h"

line from your CSE123 5.cpp file - add that back in and things should work. stdafx.cpp and stdafx.h aren't actually necessary for a program like this, so you could also just remove them from your project altogether.

[thadood]

Originally Posted by Wedge_

What he's using it for there is to wait for a keypress before exiting the program, because it will usually just drop you straight back into the IDE without giving you time to read the output.

system("pause");

Works just like this getch you describe =)

[Wedge_]

Yep, but getch() is a better way to do it, because you're just calling a function, not some external command. You also have more control over things - with "pause", you'll always get the "Press any key to continue" message displayed, which you might not want depending on your app.

[funkgab]

#include <iostream>
#include <stdlib.h>

using namespace std;

int main( int argc, char** argv ) {
cout << "Welcome to CSE 123!" << endl;
system( "pause" );
return 0;
}

try that