VC++ 2005 Express Edition Question For a NOOB in this IDE

smartwhiz · Post by **smartwhiz** » Tue May 29, 2007 6:38 pm

If anyone is usin this IDE... Pls do help me out how to set a new project frm the scratch and how to put up the settings for workin with irrlicht...

See i know how to link in the headers and the libraries...
wht i wud like to know is ...
takin a new project.. then addin in my new .cpp and headers and arrangin themm...
i just got a new project of win32 console mode and added a main.cpp with a small code of irrlicht to run the scene only... the build is done successfully... but the exe is not generated... i think i hav left out some settings in creating a new project with the IDE... is any experienced person cud suggest it wud be of gr8 help..
thanks in advance...
SW

cuatro · Post by **cuatro** » Tue May 29, 2007 10:16 pm

I use VS2005 Team Edition for Software Developers but this is probably pretty similar to the express version.

For a Console App:
File-> New -> Project -> Visual C++ -> Win32 Console Application

For a Windows App:
File-> New -> Project -> Visual C++ -> Win32 Project

Create a Name for the solution.

Then click next and you should go to a window that has Overview and Application Settings on the left side. Click application settings and either click on Empty project if you already have code ready or if your starting from scratch you can just click Finish.

Then in the solution explorer you can add files and change the settings by right click on the project and going to properties.

There are probably help files that can tell you everything else.

smartwhiz · Post by **smartwhiz** » Wed May 30, 2007 3:35 am

well that didn't help because.... VS2005 is not similar to VC++ 2005 Express Edition as the projects are defined only for VC++ specially... will jot down the list as soon as i cum frm office today evening...

cuatro · Post by **cuatro** » Wed May 30, 2007 4:15 pm

actually VS2005 is very similar to VC++ 2005 Express. It just has alot more features and not limited to just C++. Its actually C++, C#, J#, Visual Basic, Delpoyment projects, web projects (ASP.NET). But the overall look and feel and where you create projects are all basically the same.

check out this page for a walkthrough on the Express IDE (yea quick search on google!)

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e6w9eycd

Or more specifically the first walkthrough on that page is pretty much what i posted the first time but tailored to visual 2005 c++ express.

So it should be

File-> New -> Project -> Win32 -> Visual Studio installed templates pane -> Win32 Console Application