Making .EXE files with C++

Kasm

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• Dec 31, 2008

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I haven't written a C++ program in 5 years and forgot what IDE I used back then. Anyways I downloaded VS and wrote my program and compiled it with no errors. The result was a bunch of files but no .exe file. How do I get VS to spit out a stand alone exe file? I used to be able to do it five years ago.

 

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bz2klag

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It depends on what kind of a project or solution you make, console EXE, MFC EXE, Win32
EXE, DLL, etc.

 

ShadowPho

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• Dec 31, 2008

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It usually puts it in one of the folders (debug, release). Check your project settings, or just search for *.exe.

 

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I believe I was using Win32 console.

ShadowPho, I'll check the debug folder when I get home. I didn't check in that folder because it compiled with no errors and figured debugging it usually for error finding purposes.

 

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• Dec 31, 2008

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Yep, any time you do a build in VS, it usually sticks any pertinent stuff in the bin\Debug or bin\Release folders inside your project's root (depending on what mode you've got VS in, and what type of project you're working with).

 

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• Dec 31, 2008

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Make sure you do the "Build" and not just "Compile" (or "Compile and Build").
Visual Studio has always confused me because I click one of those buttons and forget which one I've clicked.