Problems with Visual C++ 6.0

wombatvvv · 2002-08-17T08:34:16

Hi, I just installed Visual C++ 6.0. The first thing is that I don''t seem to have access to the MSDN, which is a real pain becaues I can''t access the help files etc. Second, I made a new cpp file, with a simple "Hello World" program, and it''s spitting all these errors when I try and run it. I''ve come from Java and familiarised myself with all the new C++ features, which I''ve learned with Borland''s free command line compiler. With Visual C++, I wrote the following small program, and got the following 4 errors. What the hell is going on here? <#include iostream.h> int main() { cout << "Hello"; return 0; } Compiling... vics.cpp C:\temp\vics.cpp(1) : error C2143: syntax error : missing '';'' before ''<'' C:\temp\vics.cpp(1) : error C2014: preprocessor command must start as first nonwhite space C:\temp\vics.cpp(4) : error C2143: syntax error : missing '';'' before ''{'' C:\temp\vics.cpp(4) : error C2447: missing function header (old-style formal list?) Error executing cl.exe. Can I download the MSDN from anywhere? Is it free?

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Started by wombatvvv August 17, 2002 12:40 AM

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August 17, 2002 05:56 AM

Mine''s the student version, I think. In any case, I don''t have the MSDN CDs.

How important are they anyway, for a beginner C++ programmer (experienced with Java)?

Is there no way that I can download them online so my help files etc. work?