From:	"Stefan Viljoen" <rylan AT intekom DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: help the new guy
Date:	Fri, 8 Oct 1999 23:43:59 +0300
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emal72 <emal72 AT gateway DOT net> wrote in message
news:37FE17E0 DOT F89A7143 AT gateway DOT net...
> I am a total novice. I got "teach yourself C++ in 24 hrs book. the
> directions are limited, for me. What I did. I installed the prog, I
> checked the memory, I went to the ride text editor, typed in my short
> silly little program ( hello. exe) clicked save went to a ms dos prompt
> got the message " no such file or dir" Tried compiling it got error
> messages a go-go line...undefined checked my code for mistakes.
> according to the book there are none so my queston is what am I doing
> wrong? I find this stuff interresting but if I can't jump this hurdle
> then I can't learn C++ which will frustrate me to no end so please help
> me. thanks

Firstly, have you read the FAQ and all the installation instructions for
DJGPP? You need to set up the environment variables in a DOS box for the
compiler to work right, and you also need to have extracted the DJGPP
archives you downloaded with the -d option on pkzip to preserve directory
information, otherwise it will just not work. Did you use the ZipPicker on
http://www.delorie.com/djgpp ? Did you get all the .ZIP files you need for
the particular configuration you selected using the ZipPicker?

Check these points out, then try again - maybe the fault lies there
somewhere?

Fanx for choosing DJGPP!!!


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