How to run C Program ?

[wolf2009]

reading a book about this language. But don't know how to run the program and where to type it on Windows ? Is there somekind of IDE or something ?

 

[Ken g6]

If you're a beginner, and you're on Windows, Microsoft's free Visual C++ Express Edition is probably the best thing for you to start with.

 

[Andrew1990]

From my limited experience, you have to compile it which will turn it into an .exe file.

 

[wolf2009]

Originally posted by: Andrew1990
From my limited experience, you have to compile it which will turn it into an .exe file.

ok, how do i do that

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Grab Visual C++ Express from Ken's link above. From there it's simple a matter of creating your project and pressing F5 to compile and run it. Other options are using Linux (recommended for C newbies but not really necessary) or you could run the Cygwin shell in Windows which is almost like a Linux Bash shell, and you can run GCC (C compiler) from in there. But if you really don't know how to compile and run your new programs I'd recommend starting from the very first chapter of your book, which should explain this in detail.

 

[wolf2009]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
Grab Visual C++ Express from Ken's link above. From there it's simple a matter of creating your project and pressing F5 to compile and run it.

I did that, but had no idea what to set in the project options and where to put the code in.

 

[aceO07]

Originally posted by: wolf2009

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
Grab Visual C++ Express from Ken's link above. From there it's simple a matter of creating your project and pressing F5 to compile and run it.

I did that, but had no idea what to set in the project options and where to put the code in.

In Ken's link, there are other links that should help you out. In the Easy to Learn section.

 

[EagleKeeper]

You should be able to use the command window/DOS box to navigate to the EXE and start it from that location

 

[Markbnj]

I think you better start here:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/beginner/bb308891.aspx

 

[Modelworks]

I would look at a simpler ide to start with. Visual studio can be daunting for new users who are just trying to learn the language. I would look at some of these that are much simpler.
http://www.bloodshed.net/devcpp.html
http://www.codeblocks.org/