• biff (9/9) Nov 26 2002 having trouble compiling first program - i'm getting....Fatal error: una...
• Matthew Wilson (20/29) Nov 26 2002 Some questions:
• biff (4/40) Nov 26 2002 Thanks for replying - I'm using NT - I looked for the PATH variable in t...
• Matthew Wilson (15/69) Nov 26 2002 Not off the top of my head. That does seem strange. Are you typing
• biff (2/74) Nov 26 2002
• Matthew Wilson (12/97) Nov 26 2002 Too weird for me. Maybe Walter might know.
• Walter (11/111) Nov 26 2002 Instead of:

biff <biff_member pathlink.com> writes:

having trouble compiling first program - i'm getting....Fatal error: unable to
open input file 'test.cpp'  - - - errorlevel1

my program reads:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <iostream.h>

main()
{

cout << "Hello!";

}

"Matthew Wilson" <dmd synesis.com.au> writes:

Some questions:

1. Are you using the command line version?
2. Can you include a description of your actions to effect the compile?

In anticipation of this information, and making a few assumptions:

a. You need to have c:\dm\bin in your path. You can do this in Win95/8/ME by
adding the following line

  path = c:\dm\bin;%PATH%

to your autoexec.bat file, or in NT/2000/XP by opening the System applet in
Control Panel, and selecting the Environment Variables (you'll need to hunt
for this as is different on each operating system), then adding c:\dm\bin to
the PATH environment variable

b. you need to specify a fully-qualified path for your file or, preferably,
execute your compile instruction from the file's local directory. E.g. if
your file is in c:\test\test.cpp, then change to c:\test and from there
execute

 dmc test.cpp


Matthew


"biff" <biff_member pathlink.com> wrote in message
news:as0e6s$h99$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 having trouble compiling first program - i'm getting....Fatal error:

unable to
 open input file 'test.cpp'  - - - errorlevel1

 my program reads:

 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <iostream.h>

 main()
 {

 cout << "Hello!";

 }

biff <biff_member pathlink.com> writes:

Thanks for replying - I'm using NT - I looked for the PATH variable in the
control panel and it already appears to have a value set - any ideas? i have
test.cpp in c:\dm\bin - in this directory in type dmc test.cpp

In article <as0kgj$o1k$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Matthew Wilson says...
Some questions:

1. Are you using the command line version?
2. Can you include a description of your actions to effect the compile?

In anticipation of this information, and making a few assumptions:

a. You need to have c:\dm\bin in your path. You can do this in Win95/8/ME by
adding the following line

  path = c:\dm\bin;%PATH%

to your autoexec.bat file, or in NT/2000/XP by opening the System applet in
Control Panel, and selecting the Environment Variables (you'll need to hunt
for this as is different on each operating system), then adding c:\dm\bin to
the PATH environment variable

b. you need to specify a fully-qualified path for your file or, preferably,
execute your compile instruction from the file's local directory. E.g. if
your file is in c:\test\test.cpp, then change to c:\test and from there
execute

 dmc test.cpp


Matthew


"biff" <biff_member pathlink.com> wrote in message
news:as0e6s$h99$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 having trouble compiling first program - i'm getting....Fatal error:

unable to
 open input file 'test.cpp'  - - - errorlevel1

 my program reads:

 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <iostream.h>

 main()
 {

 cout << "Hello!";

 }

"Matthew Wilson" <dmd synesis.com.au> writes:

Not off the top of my head. That does seem strange. Are you typing

  sc test.cpp

?

Try

  sc .\test.cpp

and see what happens.

Seems puzzling ...


"biff" <biff_member pathlink.com> wrote in message
news:as0mdj$q0n$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 Thanks for replying - I'm using NT - I looked for the PATH variable in the
 control panel and it already appears to have a value set - any ideas? i

have
 test.cpp in c:\dm\bin - in this directory in type dmc test.cpp

 In article <as0kgj$o1k$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Matthew Wilson says...
Some questions:

1. Are you using the command line version?
2. Can you include a description of your actions to effect the compile?

In anticipation of this information, and making a few assumptions:

a. You need to have c:\dm\bin in your path. You can do this in Win95/8/ME


by
adding the following line

  path = c:\dm\bin;%PATH%

to your autoexec.bat file, or in NT/2000/XP by opening the System applet


in
Control Panel, and selecting the Environment Variables (you'll need to


hunt
for this as is different on each operating system), then adding c:\dm\bin


to
the PATH environment variable

b. you need to specify a fully-qualified path for your file or,


preferably,
execute your compile instruction from the file's local directory. E.g. if
your file is in c:\test\test.cpp, then change to c:\test and from there
execute

 dmc test.cpp


Matthew


"biff" <biff_member pathlink.com> wrote in message
news:as0e6s$h99$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 having trouble compiling first program - i'm getting....Fatal error:

unable to
 open input file 'test.cpp'  - - - errorlevel1

 my program reads:

 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <iostream.h>

 main()
 {

 cout << "Hello!";

 }

biff <biff_member pathlink.com> writes:

thanks for the help but that didn't work either

In article <as0nu2$rlo$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Matthew Wilson says...
Not off the top of my head. That does seem strange. Are you typing

  sc test.cpp

?

Try

  sc .\test.cpp

and see what happens.

Seems puzzling ...


"biff" <biff_member pathlink.com> wrote in message
news:as0mdj$q0n$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 Thanks for replying - I'm using NT - I looked for the PATH variable in the
 control panel and it already appears to have a value set - any ideas? i

have
 test.cpp in c:\dm\bin - in this directory in type dmc test.cpp

 In article <as0kgj$o1k$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Matthew Wilson says...
Some questions:

1. Are you using the command line version?
2. Can you include a description of your actions to effect the compile?

In anticipation of this information, and making a few assumptions:

a. You need to have c:\dm\bin in your path. You can do this in Win95/8/ME


by
adding the following line

  path = c:\dm\bin;%PATH%

to your autoexec.bat file, or in NT/2000/XP by opening the System applet


in
Control Panel, and selecting the Environment Variables (you'll need to


hunt
for this as is different on each operating system), then adding c:\dm\bin


to
the PATH environment variable

b. you need to specify a fully-qualified path for your file or,


preferably,
execute your compile instruction from the file's local directory. E.g. if
your file is in c:\test\test.cpp, then change to c:\test and from there
execute

 dmc test.cpp


Matthew


"biff" <biff_member pathlink.com> wrote in message
news:as0e6s$h99$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 having trouble compiling first program - i'm getting....Fatal error:

unable to
 open input file 'test.cpp'  - - - errorlevel1

 my program reads:

 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <iostream.h>

 main()
 {

 cout << "Hello!";

 }

"Matthew Wilson" <dmd synesis.com.au> writes:

Too weird for me. Maybe Walter might know.

Sorry

Matthew

"biff" <biff_member pathlink.com> wrote in message
news:as0qai$u7g$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 thanks for the help but that didn't work either

 In article <as0nu2$rlo$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Matthew Wilson says...
Not off the top of my head. That does seem strange. Are you typing

  sc test.cpp

?

Try

  sc .\test.cpp

and see what happens.

Seems puzzling ...


"biff" <biff_member pathlink.com> wrote in message
news:as0mdj$q0n$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 Thanks for replying - I'm using NT - I looked for the PATH variable in



the
 control panel and it already appears to have a value set - any ideas? i

have
 test.cpp in c:\dm\bin - in this directory in type dmc test.cpp

 In article <as0kgj$o1k$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Matthew Wilson says...
Some questions:

1. Are you using the command line version?
2. Can you include a description of your actions to effect the




compile?
In anticipation of this information, and making a few assumptions:

a. You need to have c:\dm\bin in your path. You can do this in




Win95/8/ME
by
adding the following line

  path = c:\dm\bin;%PATH%

to your autoexec.bat file, or in NT/2000/XP by opening the System




applet
in
Control Panel, and selecting the Environment Variables (you'll need to


hunt
for this as is different on each operating system), then adding




c:\dm\bin
to
the PATH environment variable

b. you need to specify a fully-qualified path for your file or,


preferably,
execute your compile instruction from the file's local directory. E.g.




if
your file is in c:\test\test.cpp, then change to c:\test and from




there
execute

 dmc test.cpp


Matthew


"biff" <biff_member pathlink.com> wrote in message
news:as0e6s$h99$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 having trouble compiling first program - i'm getting....Fatal error:

unable to
 open input file 'test.cpp'  - - - errorlevel1

 my program reads:

 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <iostream.h>

 main()
 {

 cout << "Hello!";

 }

"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:

Instead of:

    dmc test.cpp

try the following:

    type test.cpp

"Matthew Wilson" <dmd synesis.com.au> wrote in message
news:as0qv6$usg$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 Too weird for me. Maybe Walter might know.

 Sorry

 Matthew

 "biff" <biff_member pathlink.com> wrote in message
 news:as0qai$u7g$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 thanks for the help but that didn't work either

 In article <as0nu2$rlo$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Matthew Wilson says...
Not off the top of my head. That does seem strange. Are you typing

  sc test.cpp

?

Try

  sc .\test.cpp

and see what happens.

Seems puzzling ...


"biff" <biff_member pathlink.com> wrote in message
news:as0mdj$q0n$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 Thanks for replying - I'm using NT - I looked for the PATH variable




in
 the
 control panel and it already appears to have a value set - any ideas?




i
have
 test.cpp in c:\dm\bin - in this directory in type dmc test.cpp

 In article <as0kgj$o1k$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Matthew Wilson says...
Some questions:

1. Are you using the command line version?
2. Can you include a description of your actions to effect the




 compile?
In anticipation of this information, and making a few assumptions:

a. You need to have c:\dm\bin in your path. You can do this in




 Win95/8/ME
by
adding the following line

  path = c:\dm\bin;%PATH%

to your autoexec.bat file, or in NT/2000/XP by opening the System




 applet
in
Control Panel, and selecting the Environment Variables (you'll need





to
hunt
for this as is different on each operating system), then adding




 c:\dm\bin
to
the PATH environment variable

b. you need to specify a fully-qualified path for your file or,


preferably,
execute your compile instruction from the file's local directory.





E.g.
 if
your file is in c:\test\test.cpp, then change to c:\test and from




 there
execute

 dmc test.cpp


Matthew


"biff" <biff_member pathlink.com> wrote in message
news:as0e6s$h99$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 having trouble compiling first program - i'm getting....Fatal






error:
unable to
 open input file 'test.cpp'  - - - errorlevel1

 my program reads:

 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <iostream.h>

 main()
 {

 cout << "Hello!";

 }