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i have Win2k Pro running MS Office 2k Pro (or Premium, i'm
not sure which). i inherited it, so i don't know a lot
about what's on it.
i'm taking a class in Programming in C in a few weeks, and
am trying to get ready for it.
my question: how do i determine if i have a C compiler on
my PC? and if i don't, can i write/run C programs in DOS?
(i do have a Command prompt listed on my Start menu.)
this may be the wrong place to ask, but does anyone know
where i can get a C compiler online if i need one? or if
there are other options i should explore?
if anyone can help me, or direct me to another newsgroup i
should post to instead of here, i'd really appreciate it!

TIA
tina
 
tina said:
i have Win2k Pro running MS Office 2k Pro (or Premium, i'm
not sure which). i inherited it, so i don't know a lot
about what's on it.
i'm taking a class in Programming in C in a few weeks, and
am trying to get ready for it.
my question: how do i determine if i have a C compiler on
my PC? and if i don't, can i write/run C programs in DOS?
(i do have a Command prompt listed on my Start menu.)
this may be the wrong place to ask, but does anyone know
where i can get a C compiler online if i need one? or if
there are other options i should explore?
if anyone can help me, or direct me to another newsgroup i
should post to instead of here, i'd really appreciate it!

TIA
tina
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If you want to write C code then you must have a reasonable
understanding about hard disks, files & folders. Use
Explorer to find out if some compiler is installed on your
machine! If you don't have one, buy one - they are cheap.
 
i'm afraid i was hoping for something a little more
specific than "look for it and if you don't find it buy
it". if i knew what to look for on my hard drive, i
wouldn't be asking; i've no idea if a compiler has a
standard name or file extension - something i can
identify. and yes, i acknowledged i may have to buy one -
i was hoping somebody could recommend a vendor or three,
or might even know where a compiler could be purchased on
line.
if anyone can give me some additional info, i'd be
grateful.
TIA
 
#1 If you have to ask, The answer is "NO, you don't have a compiler."
If you had one, you probably are the one who put it there.

#2 Yes, it is possible to write C code with any text editor, you can run
exe's created with C without a compiler.
But if you want to run programs that you wrote, then you need a compiler.

3# There are a wide vareity of free command line based compilers. But, use
that student discount to get ahold of Microsoft Visual C++, Or borland's
compiler. These gui tools are nice, really.


#4 comp.lang.c will be the right place to ask further.
 
thanks, paul! :)

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#1 If you have to ask, The answer is "NO, you don't have a compiler."
If you had one, you probably are the one who put it there.

#2 Yes, it is possible to write C code with any text editor, you can run
exe's created with C without a compiler.
But if you want to run programs that you wrote, then you need a compiler.

3# There are a wide vareity of free command line based compilers. But, use
that student discount to get ahold of Microsoft Visual C++, Or borland's
compiler. These gui tools are nice, really.


#4 comp.lang.c will be the right place to ask further.
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