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thondal · May 14th, 2006, 6:15 PM

hi.. i want to learn to program but i'm having problems finding a tut on C... i'm running on windows and am using the devc++ compiler thingy... any help?

-thondal-

Jimbo · May 14th, 2006, 6:32 PM

Did you look through the C/C++ Tutorial Forum?

Software_geek · May 14th, 2006, 6:36 PM

Try www.w3schools.com, www.cprogramming.com/tutorial.html, or www.learnvisualstudio.net (although this one requires you to pay a little fee).

Hope they help, they've helped me.

kp4621 · May 14th, 2006, 6:59 PM

Or you could go to your local library and pick up a book. I recomend searching the net before you do that, The reason for searching the net is so you can get a basic understanding instead of just reading a book and being confused.

Prm753 · May 14th, 2006, 7:32 PM

Or, even better, if you look in the Dev-C++ help program you will see a small but complete tutorial on C! But do take a look at other tutorials as well.

kp4621 · May 14th, 2006, 7:40 PM

Very true, I use Dev-C++ everyday and it makes my job easier with a built in compilier and everything right there.

pastalover · May 15th, 2006, 12:56 AM

remember!!when you want to save the code u must end with .c

for example , myprogramme.c

bl00dninja · May 15th, 2006, 1:50 AM

^
|

yeah...and use semicolons... ???

www.programmingtutorials.com

has lists of decent tuts.

thondal · May 20th, 2006, 8:53 AM

hi, thnx for all the good sites and stuff... went down to the library to borrow a c for dummies book, it's really working, but having a problem, which i did solve in a way, but was wondering if there is something i'm doing wrong... the problem is the following, if i want to make a program say something like this

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#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
      printf("watch out for that car");
      printf("what c.......");
      
      return(0);
}

if i do that then when i compile it and start the *.exe file then it will just appear for like a nano second... and end... so i have read some stuff on this forum and found out that i could add a getchar(); so that the program is waiting for "input" is there no other way and why is almost every tutorial then they don't say this....

any good answers on this? am i doing something wrong? is there something wrong with my compiler or something since the tutorial people seem to leave this out? by the way i'm using dev++

-thondal-

DaWei · May 20th, 2006, 8:58 AM

This is one of the most commonly asked questions in the world. Programs run until they finish, then exit. If you start it in a console window, the console window is yours, the program closes, but its output remains in YOUR window. If it is given its OWN window by the OS (say you double click it, in Windows), it turns the window in when it's through. The key here is "DONE, FINISHED". You can control that by asking for operator input at the very end. That way, it's not "done" until someone provides input (like the ENTER key). That gives you a chance to see your stuff.

May 14th, 2006, 6:15 PM	#1
thondal Programmer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 82 Rep Power: 3	never programmed before hi.. i want to learn to program but i'm having problems finding a tut on C... i'm running on windows and am using the devc++ compiler thingy... any help? -thondal- __________________ "die" he screamed at the polygon man. When he was done with him, only four points remained, a quad of what he once was.

May 14th, 2006, 6:36 PM	#3
Software_geek Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	Try www.w3schools.com, www.cprogramming.com/tutorial.html, or www.learnvisualstudio.net (although this one requires you to pay a little fee). Hope they help, they've helped me. __________________ CHAV = Council House And Violent

May 14th, 2006, 6:59 PM	#4
kp4621 Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	kp4621@gmail.com Or you could go to your local library and pick up a book. I recomend searching the net before you do that, The reason for searching the net is so you can get a basic understanding instead of just reading a book and being confused.

May 14th, 2006, 7:32 PM	#5
Prm753 Professional Programmer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: United States Posts: 447 Rep Power: 4	Or, even better, if you look in the Dev-C++ help program you will see a small but complete tutorial on C! But do take a look at other tutorials as well. __________________ The world's first athletic computer geek! The home of PrProgramsStudios How not to post a question: <-- Please don't reply

May 14th, 2006, 7:40 PM	#6
kp4621 Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	kp4621@gmail.com Very true, I use Dev-C++ everyday and it makes my job easier with a built in compilier and everything right there. __________________ Help me out and get rewards , K.O. Hosting (Toggle Plain Text) #include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { int name; cout << "Please enter your name: " << endl; cin >> name; cout << "Hello " << name << " Please go jump off a cliff !!" << endl; return 0; } #include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { int name; cout << "Please enter your name: " << endl; cin >> name; cout << "Hello " << name << " Please go jump off a cliff !!" << endl; return 0; }

May 14th, 2006, 6:32 PM	#2
Jimbo Battle Programmer Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bellevue, WA, USA Posts: 770 Rep Power: 3	Did you look through the C/C++ Tutorial Forum?

May 15th, 2006, 12:56 AM	#7
pastalover Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	remember!!when you want to save the code u must end with .c for example , myprogramme.c

May 15th, 2006, 1:50 AM	#8
bl00dninja Programming Guru Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: namespace std Posts: 1,246 Rep Power: 6	^ \| yeah...and use semicolons... ??? www.programmingtutorials.com has lists of decent tuts. __________________ i put on my robe and wizard hat... Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?...Morons.

May 20th, 2006, 8:53 AM	#9
thondal Programmer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 82 Rep Power: 3	hi, thnx for all the good sites and stuff... went down to the library to borrow a c for dummies book, it's really working, but having a problem, which i did solve in a way, but was wondering if there is something i'm doing wrong... the problem is the following, if i want to make a program say something like this (Toggle Plain Text) #include <stdio.h> int main() { printf("watch out for that car"); printf("what c......."); return(0); } #include <stdio.h> int main() { printf("watch out for that car"); printf("what c......."); return(0); } if i do that then when i compile it and start the *.exe file then it will just appear for like a nano second... and end... so i have read some stuff on this forum and found out that i could add a getchar(); so that the program is waiting for "input" is there no other way and why is almost every tutorial then they don't say this.... any good answers on this? am i doing something wrong? is there something wrong with my compiler or something since the tutorial people seem to leave this out? by the way i'm using dev++ -thondal- __________________ "die" he screamed at the polygon man. When he was done with him, only four points remained, a quad of what he once was.

May 20th, 2006, 8:58 AM	#10
DaWei Resident Grouch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,453 Rep Power: 10	This is one of the most commonly asked questions in the world. Programs run until they finish, then exit. If you start it in a console window, the console window is yours, the program closes, but its output remains in YOUR window. If it is given its OWN window by the OS (say you double click it, in Windows), it turns the window in when it's through. The key here is "DONE, FINISHED". You can control that by asking for operator input at the very end. That way, it's not "done" until someone provides input (like the ENTER key). That gives you a chance to see your stuff. __________________ 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

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