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MrSpecial · Jun 4th, 2005, 5:29 PM

I am having a problem with my program compiling using the Dev-C++ compiler. I have never had this problem before today.

For some reason, my program will not compile; here is the code that I am using.

[PHP]#include <stdio.h>
main() {
int count;
count=0;

while(count<100){
++count;
printf("Count = %d\n",count);}
printf("The final count is %d\n",count);
scanf(" ");
} [/PHP]

I have used that same exact coding from another program I made, and have had no problem with it. I know its the same, because I copied it directly from the other program. I am able to compile and run the old program just fine; but I am not able to compile my new program. I can save the source file, but not compile it. When I try to compile it, I get the following error:

Quote:

The system cannot find the file specified

I have tryed saving the source file quite a few times. I am not sure if I am saving it incorrectly, or what. Does anyone know how this problem can be fixed?

Thanks in advance.

uman · Jun 4th, 2005, 5:41 PM

that isn't PHP, don't post it in PHP tags. use code tags.

DaWei · Jun 4th, 2005, 5:50 PM

Look at the makefile and see that the proper location of the file is specified. As to the PHP tags, they are not reserved for PHP code. Many use them in order to get the syntax highlighting. It's a matter of personal preference.

uman · Jun 4th, 2005, 6:14 PM

and I, personally, hate it.

MrSpecial · Jun 4th, 2005, 7:11 PM

I'm sorry if this is a noobish kind of question; but how would I check the makefile to see if it's targeting the correct location?

mitakeet · Jun 4th, 2005, 7:34 PM

If you are using the IDE to code, compile and run the program, your makefile should be managed for you automagically. You can try starting off with a brand new project and copy/paste your code in that project and see if that helps.

A niggling thing, but main is generally expected to return an int, zero on success, non-zero on failure.

DaWei · Jun 4th, 2005, 7:52 PM

@uman: You are entitled to hate the syntax highlighting provided by using PHP tags and entitled, as well, to express that opinion. If it is other than a personal opinion, such as a technical requirement or a forum policy, please say so. Bald statements to newbies that are unfounded, thus introducing unnecessary confusion, aren't a wise approach.

Infinite Recursion · Jun 4th, 2005, 10:36 PM

This works fine for me:

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#include <stdio.h> 

int main (void)
{ 
  int count; 
  count=0; 

  while(count<100)
  { 
    ++count; 
    printf("Count = %d\n",count);
  } 
    
  printf("The final count is %d\n",count); 
  scanf(" "); 
  
  return 0;
}

Infinite Recursion · Jun 4th, 2005, 10:39 PM

btw... may want to line up your { and } in your various blocks to avoid potential for confusion.

Nuticulus · Jun 5th, 2005, 5:12 AM

Those blocks are aligned horribly. It makes it really annoying to read. You should really adopt a method of indentation and stick to it. Normally, I go for something like this:

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while(condition)
{
  statement();
  switch(variable)
  {
  case 1:
    more();
    statements();
    break;
  default:
    default();
    case();
    break;
  }
}

But it's entirely up to personal preference.

Jun 4th, 2005, 5:50 PM	#3
DaWei Resident Grouch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,453 Rep Power: 10	Look at the makefile and see that the proper location of the file is specified. As to the PHP tags, they are not reserved for PHP code. Many use them in order to get the syntax highlighting. It's a matter of personal preference. __________________ Abstraction doesn't make it impossible to write bad code; it makes it possible to write superior code. Contributor's Corner: Grumpy on C++ Exceptions DaWei on Pointers

Jun 4th, 2005, 7:34 PM	#6
mitakeet Programmer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 59 Rep Power: 4	If you are using the IDE to code, compile and run the program, your makefile should be managed for you automagically. You can try starting off with a brand new project and copy/paste your code in that project and see if that helps. A niggling thing, but main is generally expected to return an int, zero on success, non-zero on failure. __________________ Free code: http://sol-biotech.com/code/. It is not that old programmers are any smarter or code better, it is just that they have made the same stupid mistake so many times that it is second nature to fix it. --Mitakeet The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man. --George Bernard Shaw

Jun 4th, 2005, 7:52 PM	#7
DaWei Resident Grouch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,453 Rep Power: 10	@uman: You are entitled to hate the syntax highlighting provided by using PHP tags and entitled, as well, to express that opinion. If it is other than a personal opinion, such as a technical requirement or a forum policy, please say so. Bald statements to newbies that are unfounded, thus introducing unnecessary confusion, aren't a wise approach. __________________ Abstraction doesn't make it impossible to write bad code; it makes it possible to write superior code. Contributor's Corner: Grumpy on C++ Exceptions DaWei on Pointers

Jun 4th, 2005, 10:36 PM	#8
Infinite Recursion Programming Guru Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: United States Posts: 3,467 Rep Power: 8	This works fine for me: (Toggle Plain Text) #include <stdio.h> int main (void) { int count; count=0; while(count<100) { ++count; printf("Count = %d\n",count); } printf("The final count is %d\n",count); scanf(" "); return 0; } #include <stdio.h> int main (void) { int count; count=0; while(count<100) { ++count; printf("Count = %d\n",count); } printf("The final count is %d\n",count); scanf(" "); return 0; } __________________ http://jasonpowers.net "There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root."

Jun 4th, 2005, 10:39 PM	#9
Infinite Recursion Programming Guru Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: United States Posts: 3,467 Rep Power: 8	btw... may want to line up your { and } in your various blocks to avoid potential for confusion. __________________ http://jasonpowers.net "There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root."

Jun 4th, 2005, 5:41 PM	#2
uman Expert Programmer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 794 Rep Power: 4	that isn't PHP, don't post it in PHP tags. use code tags.

Jun 4th, 2005, 6:14 PM	#4
uman Expert Programmer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 794 Rep Power: 4	and I, personally, hate it.

Jun 4th, 2005, 7:11 PM	#5
MrSpecial Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	I'm sorry if this is a noobish kind of question; but how would I check the makefile to see if it's targeting the correct location?

Jun 5th, 2005, 5:12 AM	#10
Nuticulus Programmer Join Date: May 2005 Location: England Posts: 61 Rep Power: 4	Those blocks are aligned horribly. It makes it really annoying to read. You should really adopt a method of indentation and stick to it. Normally, I go for something like this: (Toggle Plain Text) while(condition) { statement(); switch(variable) { case 1: more(); statements(); break; default: default(); case(); break; } } while(condition) { statement(); switch(variable) { case 1: more(); statements(); break; default: default(); case(); break; } } But it's entirely up to personal preference. __________________ http://www.nuticulus.net/hackmysig/sig.PNG Give my site a chance, you know you want to ;-) Google will solve 99% of your problems. Including those with your sex life. Caution, may <strike>contain</strike> be nuts.

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