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vid1987
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Hello is Windows XP pro the only Windows OS that doesnt have MS-DOS? because i am starting C++ programming and i cant seem to get a compiler that doesnt run on MS-DOS.. and i have XP pro.. do i have to reformat my whole hdd and equip it with 95/98/2000 in order to run a good C++ compiler?
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ionstream
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All versions of windows have the MSDOS Command prompt. Go to start->run and type "cmd".


In the future, please try to make more helpful titles such as "C++ - Running with MSDOS on XP," because people browsing the forums aren't going to click a topic that has "help me plz" in it.

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vid1987
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Ok but now it wont execute the file... my file is called helloworld.cs ive already edited it and now im trying to open it its in my C drive and in a folder called 3DGPAi1 so i should type in C:/3DGPAi1/helloworld.cs or should i put exe after it instead of the cs i dont know i'm completely new to c++ and working with MS-DOS so plz help.
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Jimmy
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Nobody can help you now... not even C++.


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Jeku
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That looks like you're using examples from the book '3D Game Programming All in One' and if that's the case, it's *not* C++, but Torque engine scripts. Make sure you have it set up properly, because I got that book's examples to work fine in XP.


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hyrichter
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Isn't the .cs extension for c# files, and not c++? I thought the c++ file extension was .cpp.


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vid1987
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What exactly is torque? because the book i have says it uses the same lang as c++ but ive always wondered why it doesnt come with a compiler is it because you have to edit your project and then launch it through command prompt? or am i missing out on the compiler?
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There is like a new scripting engine every other day...so your best bet it to pick a good few one, google the crap out of them until you know all about them, and forget the others.

Aka:
is what I choose to use.
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vid1987
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What's a good free high rated c++ compiler? and where can i download it?

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vid1987
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Posted: 15th Apr 2005 13:04 Edited at: 15th Apr 2005 13:05
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I need one that works well with windows xp pro
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Ace Of Spades
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http://www.bloodshed.net/devcpp.html

Best I know of:


Download:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/dev-cpp/devcpp-4.9.9.2_setup.exe
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BearCDPOLD
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3d Game Programming All In One does not teach you to program C++, it teaches through several examples of TorqueScript, which is a scripting language for the Torque Game Engine that is similar to C++.

If I remember correctly you're doing the part where you output "Hello World" to the screen on some background. Double check all the steps to make sure you're executing "tge" properly from the command line, including directory and file setup.

My favorite free compiler is Borland command line tools, http://www.borland.com.

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Dave J
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Quote: "Aka:
c++,vb.net,basic,DBP...php/javascript/asp"


...Yeah, that isn't really appropriate use of the 'AKA' acronym. It actually doesn't make much sense at all the way you used it.


"Computers are useless, they can only give you answers."
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Quote: "...Yeah, that isn't really appropriate use of the 'AKA' acronym. It actually doesn't make much sense at all the way you used it."


...if you say so.
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Benjamin
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AKA means as known as.

For instance: "The forum bear(AKA philip) has returned"


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or...

Also Known As

[b]PowerScript: Currently Working on Expression Evaluating, thanks alot DavidT for the help
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Yeah..


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Sol462
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Posted: 20th Apr 2005 13:21
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Take Apolloed's advice with Dev-C++ and get a few good C++ books and read them about 10 times. It works, trust me.

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Alex Gamerz
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I started with an easy program GameMaker ([href]www.gamemaker.nl[/href]) now I have started using DevCpp and I AM SCREWED any ideas?
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