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Tickyul
Tickyul asked in Computers & InternetProgramming & Design · 9 years ago

VISUAL C++ 2010 EXPRESS, COMPILING/RUNNING C CODE....NOT C++?

Can someone give me a QUICK/EASY startup guide on how to write/compile/run C code(not C++) on this IDE??? I assume I need to change the default options in the setup so that C is the default code???? What else do I need to write/compile and run code...........plain english please.

I had a compiler but it just did not support some commands that I need to use. I do not really want to get into learning this complex package now. I just want a COMPLETE C compiler so I downloaded Visual C++.

Thanks in advance!!!!

Update:

Using Pelles C........it does not support STRCASECMP or STRICMP or STRCMPI.

Thanks!

Update 2:

To Petze: The code is ok, problem is the new platform...having a hard time getting a simple program that I KNOW works in my other compiler to run in Visual C++.

Update 3:

To Tbshmkr: Thanks may give that a try...working on Visual C++ now.

Update 4:

To Michael: Pelles extension............tell me about this?????

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  • tbshmkr
    Lv 7
    9 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    Use mingw

    =

    Codeblocks IDE + minGW [gcc && gpp for Windows]

    -

    Code::Blocks == Open Source C/C++ IDE

    - codeblocks-10.05mingw-setup.exe

    - http://www.codeblocks.org/downloads/binaries

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    Discussion about strcasecmp - http://cboard.cprogramming.com/c-programming/47144...

  • Cubbi
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    It is true that if you create an empty C++ console project and manually rename your cpp file to give it .c extension, Visual Studio *will* execute the Microsoft C compiler, but it is a doubly-obsolete 1989 C compiler. Microsoft abandoned C a long time ago.

    If you want to stay with this IDE and compile C, change the underlying compiler. Intel C/C++ is a good choice.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Quick and easy? You just need to create regular C++ projects (empty, no pre-compiled header) and rename source files to end in .c and not .cpp. Although I am suspicious of this question. Which compiler were you using before and what "commands" didn't it support? C is an ancient language and you'll find a lot of code floating around that uses non-standard things like graphics.h that won't compile in anything modern.

  • SomeGuy
    Lv 5
    9 years ago

    Why not show use your code to see if that's your problem? Create a regular project and rename the .cpp file to .c.

    Compile using F5

    Source(s): me
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  • MichaelInScarborough
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    Project->Options

    compiler tab

    Checkboxes

    "Enable Microsoft extensions"

    "Enable Pelles C extensions"

    ---------------------------------

    if you are going with the Microsoft or with the Pelles extension in Pelles, you could use _stricmp ... :O)

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