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I've got the borland compiler but i cant figure out how to run the thing. whenever i start bcc32.exe it closes itsself before i can do anything with it. I hate console compilers. i treid digital mars too but it was even worse.

Cuz you need to launch it from the command prompt, you cant double click on the exe

Try Dev-C++ so you have a IDE to work with (i havent read the thread, just the last page).

http://sourceforge.net/projects/dev-cpp/

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I use BCC. Here's how I got it to work.

Control Panel > System > Advanced > Env. Variables. At this point, the readme is wrong. You need to add C:\Borland\BCC55\Bin\ to the end of the PATH variable, with a ; to seperate it from the last item.

Create the config files as the readme says (unless you want to type it all in each time, of course! :p).

Go to the folder with your .cpp files (cd <folder>) and type "BCC32 <filename>". It will then compile! That's all there is to it.

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Vi3tboi911 if you don't mind spending a little cash to buy a intro book to C++ try "A Guide To Programming in C++" by Tim Corica, Beth Brown and Bruce Presley<br />

Published by: Lawrenceville Press<br />

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When I started to learn C++ I used this book in school, a great book that will really get you going, very easy to learn from too.

Hello, just wanted to say that I also decided to learn C++ a few days ago (Im 16), and this is the book my InformationTechnology teacher lent me for the school year. So far I've found it to be a great book, everything is very well explained and made interesting :)

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thanks for this thread. got some good resources to re-learn c++. Took c++ back in high school and hated it since. I figure if I want to write my own program, I am going to have to suck it up.

whenever I think of c++ or java, I think of the hot summer days where I struggle like mad to pass my c++ and java course, always bad memories ...

anyways, I read this thread and got the book c++ primer plus 5th edition. I found some errors in the 5th edition already but its still a good book.

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Helllo, i am currently learning c++ on my own off the Lawrenceville press c++ textbook, and was wondering is there any resources to the exercises and reviews code? the lvpdatafiles on there webstie do not help, if there are any places that have the code for the exercuises and reviews please reply :yes:

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No worries.  Like I said though, if I were you  I wouldn't take too much time on C - it's an older language now and is primarily used for DOS applications.  You will find the transition between C and C++ easier though if you take the time to familiarise yourself with C.  Are you going to use Borland's C and C++ languages or Microsoft's Visual C++ Language?

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C is deffinitely worth learning!

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- can do for (int n=0 ....) in a for loop without compiler bitching (i dunno if msvc does it, but gcc does.

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gcc does support it. You have to tell it to use the c99 standard though, using -std=c99.

And to those who claim that C is outdated and only used for DOS applications.... C is still a very popular language, and still widely used in the industry. I suggest you get yourself a little more familiarity with the software industry =P

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... id recomend buying The C++ programming language bj Bjarne Stroustrup

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I second this recommendation. It's a great book for completely learning C++. It's not light reading (1019 pages and weighs a bit) and not for the beginner, but once you've got the basics, this book will teach you the rest.

There are several assemblers that are available for free:

1. FASM (The easiest to learn and use, Linux\Win32\DOS) (www.flatassembler.net)

2. MASM (The most popular assembler, Win32\DOS) (www.masm32.com) *

3. TASM (Unsupported, Win32\DOS) (Ask Google)

4. GoAsm (A down-to-earth assembler, Win32) (www.godevtool.com)

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Art of Assembly Language (16/32-bit), Randy Hyde, is the most comprehensive book you'll find on assembly language for the Intel 80x86 processors.

Another good book is Assembly language for the IBM PC Family, William Jones.

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Firstly, I would not recommend assembly for a beginner to learn, especially not x86. Secondly, I would not recommend that book (AoA). Thirdly, I would not recommend using TASM or MASM. I've used them both and they both suck. They're full of red tape. If I was to choose between the two, I'd go for TASM, but given the choice to choose another, I'd go for NASM.

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