How do I compile this sourcecode.

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Hello codeproject, good day.

As silly as it seem to be, I do have the cource code but I cannot compile it, the software is working just fine, our teacher gave us the instruction of do the translation and compile it again, the problems is that I cannot do that, hope you can helpe with it. This is the source code:

The webpage where the sourcecode was taken is: http://www.dailyfreecode.com/DisplayArticle.aspx?MySyntaxId=1018[^]

just open it and you will see the sourcecode.

1) Visual Studio 2013 Original, I got this from the Store.
2) My progress:

I used the Visual Studio IDE Compiler but there are some errors that should not be, like this ones:

#include dir.h Error: it cannot possible to find the source file

And things like that.

Posted 10-Oct-15 9:23am

Member 11267069

Updated 10-Oct-15 11:12am

PIEBALDconsult

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PIEBALDconsult 10-Oct-15 15:31pm

This a repost of: http://www.codeproject.com/Questions/1038299/How-do-I-open-a-c-file

The OP is having trouble figuring out how to use a compiler, but won't admit that the problem is him, not the code or the teacher who assigned it.

Member 11267069 10-Oct-15 15:37pm

You got it.

The think is that to my teacher this is just a way to make us fail, I am a begginer, I know how to program in Visual Studio 2013 and furthermore, not in C or C++. thanks for your comments.

PIEBALDconsult 10-Oct-15 15:43pm

It's not about your teacher. It's about _you_. _You_ need to learn how to use a compiler.

Member 11267069 10-Oct-15 16:13pm

Ok, so then, could you please show me a place in wich one I can learn... because that is your point, isn`t ?

please share the link.

PIEBALDconsult 10-Oct-15 16:16pm

You need to tell us which compiler you are using and what command you are issunig on the command-line and the compile-time errors you receive -- we can't begin tp help you until you do that. Do not create a new question, just use Improve question to add the necessary context and detail.

Member 11267069 10-Oct-15 16:27pm

Ok Sir, just please pay attention:

I do not have any experience with this, I not even know what are you saying... that`s it.

I have just have the sourse code, I do not know what information do you need, ok? I came here for help, I know I should have a previous knowledge, and I have not founf yet any place to learn from, I thought this would be.

PIEBALDconsult 10-Oct-15 16:33pm

Which. Compiler. Are. You. Using? Or have you not even gotten that far?

Member 11267069 10-Oct-15 16:35pm

No Sir, I did not. I am from 0... the only thing I do have are:

1) Source Code.
2) Your help-

PIEBALDconsult 10-Oct-15 16:44pm

OK. Thank you. That gets us back to square one. And back to Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan's answer to your earlier question.
You need to get a C/C++ compiler. A free one should do nicely. A full-on GUI IDE like Visual Studio would be even better.
Are you using a recent version of Windows? Or Linux? Or what?
As a student you may be able to use Microsoft's Dreamspark service -- though I'm unsure if that's available world-wide.
Microsoft's Visual Studio Express may be suitable for your needs.

Member 11267069 10-Oct-15 16:59pm

Ok Sir, thanks to you, my tools:

1) Visual Studio 2013 Original, I got this from the Store.
2) My progress:

I used the Visual Studio IDE Compiler but there are some errors that should not be, like this ones:

#include dir.h Error: it cannot possible to find the source file

And things like that.

PIEBALDconsult 10-Oct-15 17:11pm

OK. Now we're getting somewhere. Don't you wish you'd said that three hours ago?

Member 11267069 10-Oct-15 17:15pm

yes, I would have liked Sir, truly I do not know how and error could be placed like this, I mean, by declaring the libraries like stdio.h, math.h ...

How could I fix this?

If you do not mind, the source code is posted in the webpage, no need to download anything, http://www.dailyfreecode.com/code/disk-editor-1018.aspx

Richard MacCutchan 11-Oct-15 4:43am

This program will never work. It is an ancient dos based program for Windows 3.1 or 95.

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Do not repost the questions. They will not help you get the solution. You can improve your own questions to make them "sensible". If the problem was able to get solved, that easier, I'd provided you with the answer in that post.

The solution is in the hands of your teacher, why did he give you such a program in the first place? There is no solution, other than going back to your teacher and telling him that the program did not compile. He will try to help you out. If he cannot, I will repeat, go find someone, who teaches instead of just being a teacher.

Posted 10-Oct-15 9:32am

Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan

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Member 11267069 10-Oct-15 15:40pm

You are right Sir, and excuse me for re-posting the question. Here you have the circumstances:

1) This was not the original teacher, he is like a back-up and he is unhappy for being teaching.

2) I do have an scholarship and If I fail the subject the school will take it away from me for good. (and obviously I do really need it)

3) You are right, I have no idea what to do with the source code, this is the first level and I am totally lost, I am just desperated, sorry if that bothered you.

Please try to be emphatic with my situation and try to remember when you used to be a begginer too. Thanks for reading.

PIEBALDconsult 10-Oct-15 15:47pm

You need to stop sitting there saying "oh woe is me" and get going. Learn how to use the compiler. A successful person isn't one who sits waiting for people to give him things, it's one who goes out and gets things for himself. You _must_ be able to overcome whatever challenges are put in your way -- including sub-par teachers.

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PIEBALDconsult · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-10T11:30:00

I didn't find a dir.h file with my installations of Visual Studio.
But Borland C/C++ has a dir.h and GCC that comes with MinGW has one.
It seems Visual Studio does not have a dir.h :

"
I think that ANSI C does not have any directory functions, hence no dir.h and no dirent.h in Microtosoft C. Borland Turbo C of around 1990 had dir.h. And, as you demonstrated, your linux C compiler does have dir.h.
Microsoft Windows (all versions) has system functions to manipulate and traverse directories. And you access them by #including <windows.h>.
To port a program to Windows, probably the best route is to write your own dir.c and dirent.h file in Visual Studio (all versions).
" -- https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/8a022e07-4a83-44fb-950b-f29f1ff3ac28/crtdlldirh-not-found?forum=vcgeneral[^]

You could try replacing <dir.h> with <windows.h>.

But you night need to find a compiler that does have one. Because I don't think you'll be able to work around it yourself.

I also see that it expects bios.h -- and I don't have one of those either. Here's what I found:

"
As far as I know, bios.h is MS-DOS-based, so it won't be compatible with any OS post Windows ME, let alone the VC++ 2008 compiler.
" -- https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/8ffc9ea8-ccaf-4317-9248-aea4cf91f331/biosh-in-visual-c-2008-express-edition?forum=Vsexpressvc[^]

I suspect that the code you've been assigned may be very old and the development environment may no longer be available.

In your other post, you mentioned DEV-C++ -- I hadn't heard of it, but maybe that's what you want? Did your teacher specify you should use DEV-C++ ? If so, then why aren't you?

This appears to be the site for DEV-C++ : http://bloodshed.net/[^]

Oh, wait, I see it says "It uses Mingw port of GCC (GNU Compiler Collection) as it's compiler" -- which is what Quincy does as well. And I don't see a bios.h with my install of MinGW.