I have a text file with my C++ code in it.  Bearing in mind I know absolutely nothing about any of this, could someone tell me how to get that into a program with the compiler?  I am using the Digital Mars Compiler.

1:
Open a command prompt

2:
Change to the directory where you code is, ie:

cd c:\windows\desktop

3:
compile your file ie:

dmc yourfile.cpp

If it compiles you should see a yourfile.exe file in the same directory as your source code.

4:
If you dont have any errors, you can run your file
by typing its name at the command prompt ie:

yourfile

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If you do have errors you will have to correct the code and then repeat step 3.

Phill.

"gp" <gp_member@pathlink.com> wrote in message news:c08v06$18cn$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> I have a text file with my C++ code in it.  Bearing in mind I know
absolutely
> nothing about any of this, could someone tell me how to get that into a
program
> with the compiler?  I am using the Digital Mars Compiler.
>
>

OK, few questions (I did say I knew nothing)  HOw do I open a command prompt?
what do I type in if my compiler is in
C:\dm\bin\dmc   (dmc is not a directory, it is the filename

and the file is in
C:\dm\bin\prog1.txt

Thanks
In article <c0a7us$b5m$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Phill says...
>
>1:
>Open a command prompt
>
>2:
>Change to the directory where you code is, ie:
>
>cd c:\windows\desktop
>
>3:
>compile your file ie:
>
>dmc yourfile.cpp
>
>If it compiles you should see a yourfile.exe file in the same directory as your source code.
>
>4:
>If you dont have any errors, you can run your file
>by typing its name at the command prompt ie:
>
>yourfile
>
>--------------------------
>If you do have errors you will have to correct the code and then repeat step 3.
>
>Phill.
>
>"gp" <gp_member@pathlink.com> wrote in message news:c08v06$18cn$1@digitaldaemon.com...
>> I have a text file with my C++ code in it.  Bearing in mind I know
>absolutely
>> nothing about any of this, could someone tell me how to get that into a
>program
>> with the compiler?  I am using the Digital Mars Compiler.
>>
>>
>
>

I dont know what your code  file contains but all I can say is your code
file will have to have a .cpp extension, .txt will not compile.
It would have to be "prog1.cpp" for C++ files. Maybe it is simply a case of
renaming your file.

In case your file isnt a workable one, I have attached a simple file that will work.

The command prompt is somewhere on your start menu.

Or
you can go to the
start-> run
and type
cmd
that should bring up the command window.

if dmc is on your PATH you can just simply type:
------------------------------
cd c:\dm\bin
press enter
Then type
dmc test.cpp
press enter
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To run the exe file you can type:

test

Having said all of that, one thing I would suggest is that you take the code
that you write and put it in its
own directory. Then you would have to cd to that directory ie;

cd c:\MyPrograms

After you get "dmc" running,maybe you should do a search for some tutorials on the internet.

I can tell you that you would learn faster and much easier if you bought the
Digital Mars CD, It
has a Help menu that has all of the functions and types for you to look up.
Also some good tutorials
come with it. And heaps more.....

Good luck
         Phill


"gp" <gp_member@pathlink.com> wrote in message news:c0dtni$d81$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> OK, few questions (I did say I knew nothing)  HOw do I open a command
prompt?
> what do I type in if my compiler is in
> C:\dm\bin\dmc   (dmc is not a directory, it is the filename
>
> and the file is in
> C:\dm\bin\prog1.txt
>
> Thanks
> In article <c0a7us$b5m$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Phill says...
> >
> >1:
> >Open a command prompt
> >
> >2:
> >Change to the directory where you code is, ie:
> >
> >cd c:\windows\desktop
> >
> >3:
> >compile your file ie:
> >
> >dmc yourfile.cpp
> >
> >If it compiles you should see a yourfile.exe file in the same directory
as
> >your source code.
> >
> >4:
> >If you dont have any errors, you can run your file
> >by typing its name at the command prompt ie:
> >
> >yourfile
> >
> >--------------------------
> >If you do have errors you will have to correct the code and then repeat
step
> >3.
> >
> >Phill.
> >
> >"gp" <gp_member@pathlink.com> wrote in message news:c08v06$18cn$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> >> I have a text file with my C++ code in it.  Bearing in mind I know
> >absolutely
> >> nothing about any of this, could someone tell me how to get that into a
> >program
> >> with the compiler?  I am using the Digital Mars Compiler.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>