From: eplmst AT lu DOT erisoft DOT se (Martin Stromberg)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Problems compiling and running a program.
Date: 20 Oct 1999 10:35:34 GMT
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McClusky, Alan (AlanM AT lscsoft DOT com) wrote:
: To Whom It May Concern;

: I purchased the book "Teach Yourself C++ in 24 hours" and so far I am
: understanding
: everything, but I can't seem to compile and run a program; my steps are:

: #1 - Type a program using EDIT.
: #2 - Save the file with a *.CPP extension.
: #3 - run gxx -o hello.cpp hello.exe (from c:\djgpp)

: and I continually get messages dealing with "no files found, etc.."  I'd
: like to get some
: hands on experience so I need some help with the compiling of the program.

In addition to what other people have said, verify this:

1. Make sure that you really have a file named "hello.cpp" after saving.

2. Check again that you really have a file named "hello.cpp".

3. Do "dir hello.cpp" from a DOZE promt. Do you really have a file
   named "hello.cpp"?

4. Did I mention that you really must make sure that you have a file
   named "hello.cpp", and not one named "hello.cpp.txt"?


Right,

							MartinS