From: "Stefan Viljoen" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: help the new guy Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 23:43:59 +0300 Organization: The South African Internet Exchange Lines: 36 Message-ID: <7tlorp$rhq$4@ctb-nnrp2.saix.net> References: <37FE17E0 DOT F89A7143 AT gateway DOT net> NNTP-Posting-Host: pc36-01-p09.nt.saix.net X-Trace: ctb-nnrp2.saix.net 939419321 28218 155.239.194.9 (8 Oct 1999 21:48:41 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse AT saix DOT net NNTP-Posting-Date: 8 Oct 1999 21:48:41 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2014.211 To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com emal72 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!!! -- This message courtesy of RylanNet rylan AT intekom DOT co DOT za http://home.intekom.com/rylan/ -- StarWars for ever!.