Command line tools is Borlands free compiler, I downloaded it a while ago to be able to Compile and run windows programs. Now i need to know a few things. What .zips do you HAVE to download in order to use DirectX? And is there any tutorials aimed at *only* CLT? (i cant get my windows programs compiled) ======================== Game project(s): www.fiend.cjb.net

>> Command line tools is Borlands free compiler, I downloaded it a while ago to be able to Compile and run windows programs. <<

The compiler isn't called Command Line Tools is it? Isn't it called Borland C++? And why do you need it to run Windows programs? I run Windows programs all the time and I don't have BC++

/. Muzzafarath
Mad House Software

Edited by - Muzzafarath on June 10, 2000 9:02:54 AM

I believe he''s referring to the recently release compiler for Borland C++ Builder. I think I saw an article on that in the June issue of Dr. Dobbs. That may be worth a look...I haven''t read it yet so I couldn''t tell you.

Here. The article was called "C Programming - Retreading Quincy" by Al Stevens

Hope this helps
~Shaun

First of all, it sounds like you''re just starting out, and just starting out with DirectX is a VERY BAD idea.

Second, all compilers I''ve ever seen are run from the command line, so I doubt you''ll find a tutorial based on the Borland one...

Just try looking at the command line parameters, which you should get a list of when you run the compiler without any arguments (or maybe with -? or something).

All you really need to do is make a file (test.cpp or something), type some code, such as

#include iostream.h

int main()
{
cout << "Hello, world\n";
return 0;
}

(with brackets around iostream.h) and run the compiler with test.cpp as an argument. That will be a windows program, although it wont look like it. You should probably get a book on Windows programming or something, to learn the basics before you go into DirectX. Or, if you''re just starting programming, then you might want to get a general programming book, and only make console (DOS-like) programs for a while.

Ok, im am not THAT new... I know programing, but i dont know any WINDOWS programing... prev. i used DJGPP (dos) and i would like to program for windows.



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And i could still use some help....

please...

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