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From: "Steven C. Hendrickson" <hendrick AT pe DOT net>
To: <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
References: <37FE17E0 DOT F89A7143 AT gateway DOT net>
Subject: Re: help the new guy
Date: Sat, 9 Oct 1999 11:41:32 -0700
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Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com

So why not post your code?  If it is correct, then the compiler is wrong, or
not completely set up.

Did you save your program as 'hello.ccp' or 'hello.exe' ?  Did you compile
it successfully?  Did you check (in dos) to see if the file is there?
Pretty hard to tell what is wrong from your report.

Steve Hendrickson
----- Original Message -----
From: emal72 <emal72 AT gateway DOT net>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
To: <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
Sent: Friday, October 08, 1999 9:12 AM
Subject: help the new guy


> I am a total novice. I got "teach yourself C++ in 24 hrs book. the
> directions are limited, for me. What I did. I installed the prog, I
> checked the memory, I went to the ride text editor, typed in my short
> silly little program ( hello. exe) clicked save went to a ms dos prompt
> got the message " no such file or dir" Tried compiling it got error
> messages a go-go line...undefined checked my code for mistakes.
> according to the book there are none so my queston is what am I doing
> wrong? I find this stuff interresting but if I can't jump this hurdle
> then I can't learn C++ which will frustrate me to no end so please help
> me. thanks