From: "AndrewJ" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp References: <382363463 DOT 953406622374 DOT JavaMail DOT root AT web35 DOT pub01> Subject: Re: Lost (New To Your Site) Lines: 49 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 Message-ID: Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 13:32:09 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.42.120.18 X-Complaints-To: abuse AT home DOT net X-Trace: news2.rdc1.on.home.com 953472729 24.42.120.18 (Sun, 19 Mar 2000 05:32:09 PST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 05:32:09 PST Organization: @Home Network Canada To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Eli pretty much spelled it out for you, but I am curious. "Why" did you "write" some "words" in quotations, "seemingly" at "random" and for no "apparent" reason? To make this plain and simple: you open a file in your favourite text editor ("plaintext", not Word/WordPad), type in the code and save it, open a DOS box and run gcc on your source code (assuming you are using Windows and not pure DOS). I prefer using an entirely DOS based editor (QEdit Shareware from many years ago), which makes it easy to just shell out, compile, make note of the bugs, pop back in and fix it. I am not too familiar with RHide, as I learned the flexibility and beauty of makefiles some time ago now (although I am still a novice in the school of elegent makefiles), and don't like IDE's anymore (no slight against the author of RHide, from what I saw when I tried it, it is a fine IDE!) AndrewJ > To Whom It May Concern; > > Just downloaded your much appreciated software, and can't find any > documentation on "how to use it". I'll understand if you may think this > question "juvenile", but learning to use a C-compiler to learn how to > program in "C" isn't like learning Qbasic!!. > > 1.) First, in your FAQ, there is no mention of being able to "access" the > Compiler! . Being new to "C", I assumed that you need an "environment" to > write your "code" in (like a "form" in VB, or an "Editor" in Dos). I tried > to type "GCC" at the DOS prompt, only to receive: "No Input Files ". Am I > doing something wrong? so,I'm using the RHIDE Editor in the meantime!. > > 2.) Second, in the RHIDE compiler, would like to "Save" the "Code" and > "Compiled" files on Floppy Disk (not on the Hard Drive), but there is no > "option" to save it on any "Drive" but the default!. (again, the reference > to "Qbasic") > > 3.) Third, most of "files" downloaded must be "read" using the "Open With" > dialog box. But, with "What"?! > > So you see, I'm really looking for some reference for "Beginners" and I hope > that I didn't bore you with the "Basics". Please HELP!!