Compiler Problem C++

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Hey,
I get started scripting C++ with my book, and i want make some exercises and when i click F5 or Debug The progrem return me this error:
Unable to start program 'c:\users\Dan\documents\visual studio 2010\Projects\firstproject\Debug\testings.exe'.
The system cannot find the file specified.
How i fix that?
I scripting with C# and it's never happend to me...

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Posted 4-Dec-13 4:13am

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Updated 4-Dec-13 6:33am

Richard MacCutchan

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 4-Dec-13 10:28am

System cannot find it. How about you?
Off-topic. Before getting to programming, you need to master using your system as a regular user and at least know where your files are and how to start applications...
—SA

Sayan Bera 4-Dec-13 10:29am

check your project properties, I guess you are not building an application(.exe).

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 4-Dec-13 10:31am

I would better say: "Create some empty project from scratch and make sure it compiles and run. Start from this point. To be able to retrace your steps, use some Revision Control System".
—SA

Stefan_Lang 5-Dec-13 2:17am

Indeed, this should always be the first step when using a (new) IDE, or a (new) programming language. What happened to "Hello World" lately? Seems like more and more aspiring programmers don't bother with it and then wonder why they're stuck...

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 5-Dec-13 2:21am

They don't have time for "Hello word". Apparently, from the very first steps, they are too busy with translation between natural languages or face recognition. :-)
—SA

Stefan_Lang 4-Dec-13 11:28am

First mistake: C++ is not a script language. It's compiled, so it needs to be compiled and linked before you can start the program. That said, have you compiled and linked it, and did it succeed?

Hint: you can set visualStudio to automatically compile and link your program for you every time you try to start it, but by default it will not do this - you must change that setting first.

CPallini 4-Dec-13 11:30am

Please don't call C++ development 'scripting' (I don't care if you keep using it for C# development).

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 5-Dec-13 2:23am

Somewhat irritating, isn't it? How about calling programming "coding" and calling all manipulations with data in UI "binding"? :-)
—SA

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2013-12-04T05:05:00

The first thing I notice from a quick look at the image is that you don't have a Build menu - which is probably related to your problem, as until the solution has been built you will not have a file to execute.

My guess is that you have created this with the wrong project type and the type you have selected does not have any compilation options.

So, close that, and open a new VS window.
From the menu, select "File" and then "New...New Project"
Select one of the Console applications (I don't use the Express version of VS, so I don't know exactly which ones you have) give it a name, and press OK.

Now you should have a Build menu, and pressing F5 should build the project and then run it.