Question

C in VS 2008

Asked by: ayha1999

hi,

Is it possible to write C language in VIsual Studio 2008 and compile it? How can I do that if possible?

ayha

This Question has been solved and asker verified All Experts Exchange premium technology solutions are available to subscription members.

Subscribe now for full access to Experts Exchange and get

Instant Access to this Solution

  • Plus...
  • 30 Day FREE access, no risk, no obligation
  • Collaborate with the world's top tech experts
  • Unlimited access to our exclusive solution database
  • Never be left without tech help again

Subscribe Now

Asked On
2009-10-29 at 07:44:38ID24854756
Topics

Visual Studio

,

Microsoft Visual C++.Net

,

C Programming Language

Participating Experts
8
Points
30
Comments
13

Trusted by hundreds of thousands everyday for fast, accurate and reliable tech support.

  • "The time we save is the biggest benefit of Experts Exchange to Warner Bros. What could take multiple guys 2 hours or more each to find is accessed in around 15 minutes on Experts Exchange." Mike Kapnisakis, Warner Bros.
  • "Our team likes having a resource that is more secure than just using Google and most experts using this service really know their stuff. It's nice to look here first versus using Google." Dayna Sellner, Lockheed Martin
  • "Anytime that I've been stumped with a problem, 9 out of 10 times Experts Exchange has either the accepted solution or an open discussion of the potential solution to the problem." Kenny Red, eBay Inc.

See what Experts Exchange can do for you.

Got a question?

We've got the answer.

Experts Exchange has been collecting answers to technology questions since 1996…3 million and counting! If you have a question, chances are we already have your answer.

Screenshot of Experts Exchange Knowledgebase

Need individual assistance?

Our experts are ready to help.

If you can't find the exact answer you're looking for, ask our exclusive community of 50,000 experts. You’ll get a personalized answer from a trusted professional.

Screenshot of Experts Exchange Knowledgebase

Want to learn from the best?

Read articles from industry experts.

Thousands of free tech tips, tricks, how-to’s and tutorials are available in our peer reviewed articles section. See for yourself how smart our experts are, no login required.

Screenshot of an Article

Working on a long term project?

Store your work and research.

Save solutions to your questions, answers you’ve discovered through searching plus helpful articles in your personal knowledgebase for easy future access.

Screenshot of Experts Exchange Knowledgebase

Access the answers to your technology questions today.

Subscribe Now

30-day free trial. Register in 60 seconds.

What Makes Experts Exchange Unique?

Members of the expert community talk about why the experience at Experts Exchange is different than what you will find anywhere else.

Trusted by the world's most respected brands.

image of each brand's logo

Faithfully serving IT professionals since 1996.

Experts Exchange Logo

Try it out and discover for yourself.

Subscribe Now

30-day free trial. Register in 60 seconds.

Related Solutions

  1. Visual Basic vs Visual Studio
    I have done some minor coding with VBA. I need to upgrade, but I'm having trouble distinguishing the exact difference between Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Basic 2005. Does Studio include VB along with other languages (C#, etc)? VB6 came in Standard, Professional, and Ente...
  2. Compiling with Visual Studio for Linux
    I have Visual Studio 2005 Professional and Windows XP Pro. Is there a way to compile a c++ software and run it in a OS linux? and in a 64bit OS? In other words, how to set the properties of the a c++ project (Win32 console program) to create an exe, taht can run in a linux en...

Free Tech Articles

  1. WARNING: 5 Reasons why you should NEVER fix a computer for free.
    It is in our nature to love the puzzle. We are obsessed. The lot of us. We love puzzles. We love the challenge. We thrive on finding the answer. We hate disarray. It bothers us deep in our soul. W...
  2. SCCM OSD Basic troubleshooting
    SCCM 2007 OSD is a fantastic way to deploy operating systems, however, like most things SCCM issues can sometimes be difficult to resolve due to the sheer volume of logs to sift through and the dispe...
  3. Migrate Small Business Server 2003 to Exchange 2010 and Windows 2008 R2
    This guide is intended to provide step by step instructions on how to migrate from Small Business Server 2003 to Windows 2008 R2 with Exchange 2010. For this migration to work you will need the fo...
  4. Create a Win7 Gadget
    This article shows you how to create a simple "Gadget" -- a sort of mini-application supported by Windows 7 and Vista. Gadgets can be dropped anywhere on the desktop to provide instant information, ...
  5. Outlook continually prompting for username and password
    There have been a lot of questions recently regarding Outlook prompting for a username and password whilst using Exchange 2007. There are a few reasons why this would happen and I will try to cover t...
  6. Backup Exchange 2010 Information Store using Windows Backup
    There seems to be quite a lot of confusion around the ability to backup Exchange 2010 using the built in Windows Backup feature. This stems from the omission of this feature prior to Exchange 2007 s...

Cloud Class Webinars

  1. Avoiding Bugs in Microsoft Access
    Alison Balter takes and in-depth look at avoiding bugs in Access. In this webinar you will learn about using the immediate window to debug your applications, invoking the debugger, using breakpoints to troubleshoot, stepping through code, setting the next statement to execute, ...
  2. Top 10 Best New Features in Visio 2010
    Scott Helmers gives live demonstrations of the top 10 new features in Visio 2010. This webinar will teach you how to create compelling diagrams by adding shapes to the page with a single click, linking the shapes in a diagram to data in Excel (or SQL Server, or SharePoint), ...
  3. IT Consultant Business Secrets Revealed
    Michael Munger, Experts Exchange tech pro and IT consultant, pulls back the curtain on his very successful businesses and answers question on every IT consultant and business owner should know about. He shares secrets on what he did to solve the 5 most common problems in IT, ...
  4. Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
    Quest CTO, Mike Billon, gives an overview of the steps involved in building a dunamic disaster recovery plan. Through case studies and an examination of software/hardware tooles for monitoring and testing, you'll gain a better understandin of where you are, where you want ...
  5. Organize Your Visio Diagrams with Containers and Lists
    Scott Helmers uses cross functional flowcharts, wireframe diagrams, data graphic legends and seating charts to teach you: how to ustilize all three new structured diagram components in Visio 2010, the best practices for organizeing shapes in previous version of Visio, how to organize ...
  6. How to Us Objects, Properties, Events and Methods in Microsoft Access
    Alison Dalter gives an in-depbth look at objects, properties, events and methods in Microsoft Access. In this webinar you will learn about using the object browser, referring to objects, working with properties and methods, working with object variables, understanding the ...

Join the Community

Give a Little. Get a Lot.

Join the community of experts here and help other tech pros by answering question in your area of expertise. You can earn FREE access to all Experts Exchange's premium features and resources.

Join the Community

Answers

 

by: evilrixPosted on 2009-10-29 at 07:47:09ID: 25694246

Yes, just ensure your files end in .h (headers) and .c (implementation) and the compiler should compile this code as C rather than C++.

 

by: ayha1999Posted on 2009-10-29 at 07:50:55ID: 25694291

could u pls give me the steps to start a new C project and how to compile it?

ayha

 

by: askbPosted on 2009-10-29 at 07:53:03ID: 25694320

 

by: sedgwickPosted on 2009-10-29 at 07:56:17ID: 25694357

yes, create win32 console applciation and add the C file to the project.

 

by: pgnatyukPosted on 2009-10-29 at 08:01:21ID: 25694424

1. Main menu->File->New Projects...
2. Choose Win32 Projects.
3. Choose Win32 console application and press Ok.
4. In the New Project wizard check the "Empty Project" checkbox.
5. Press Finish.
6. In the solution view - the tree with header and sources select "sources" and right mouse click will open the popup menu.
7. In the popup menu choos "New Item..."
8. In the wizard choose C++ code and in the editbox type main.c
9. You will empty main.c file added. Type int main() { return 0;}

 

by: Subrat2009Posted on 2009-10-30 at 00:18:54ID: 25700667

U can compile code using
/TC -----------------> for C
/TP------------------> for C++

In VS 2008 can you can setup this switches by changing the project properties

Project->Properties->Configuration properties->C++->Advance->Compile AS C Code
Alt+F7

 

by: InternalStaticPosted on 2009-10-30 at 16:54:13ID: 25707566

Though evilrix is technically correct, I would advise you to follow the steps specified above by Subrat2009. Relying on file extensions isn't the most practical thing, unless you're just messing around. The steps I have to take are different than those Subrat2009 specified (though very similar), so I will show you an alternative if the above doesn't work for you (I use Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition; the above looks like the steps for VS2008 C++ Express)

  1. Create a new C++ project, or open one that you wish to compile using C (there is no C project type--it's just C++) 
  2. Click on "Project" in the menu bar. 
  3. Click the item labeled "(NameOfYourProjectHere) Properties...     Alt+F7", which is usually at the very bottom of the list. 
  4. In the dialog window that appears, expand the tree node on the left labeled "Configuration Properties" 
  5. In the newly expanded nodes, expand the one labeled "C/C++" 
  6. In the newly expanded nodes (that resulted from selecting "C/C++"), click the node labelled "Advanced" 
  7. A grid of properties should appear in the right side of the dialog window. Set the one that says "Compile As" to the value "Compile As C Code (/TC)" 
  8. Click the dialog windows "OK" button. 

That should do it. Hope that helps,

Nate

 

by: evilrixPosted on 2009-10-31 at 02:41:11ID: 25709027

>> Relying on file extensions isn't the most practical thing, unless you're just messing around.
It's not about practical (or messing around!)... it's about what's correct. I'd also say that having to modify compiler settings necessarily (and it is unnecessary) is more messing around than just adopting the correct naming convention!

C++ code should always stored in .cpp files and C code in .c files and all compilers (that I've used and that's quite a few), unless told otherwise, will treat them in this way and use the correct language semantics. Sure, you can force compile C++ source as C and C source as C++ using switches but you would normally only do that if you are trying to integrate existing code (and the question leads me to believe this is not the case) and need to compile it with different language semantics.

If you are writing new code you should be naming your source code files correctly and the compiler will do the right thing.

 

by: InternalStaticPosted on 2009-11-01 at 12:55:49ID: 25715426

evilrix: I completely disagree. You, as an experienced C++ programmer, should know that being as explicit as possible is always the best. When you program, you want your code to portray not only meaning, but intent. This is just one more step to take that shows intent, a rather under-rated commodity in the programming world. However, you do make a valid point with the file extensions--C source code should reside in .h, .c or .cc files, while C++ code should reside in .h and .cpp files (I tend to use .hpp for C++ header files, though this is not as common as I hope it will soon become. However, this fact is just one more arugment for my case, that the line between these two languages is not distinct enough to rely on file extensions).

Author: I strongly advise you to tell the compiler you want your code to be treated as C, rather than hoping that it "just will" (what if this behaviour changes in a later release, as the C language plummets faster and faster to death?)

 

by: Let_Me_BePosted on 2009-11-01 at 12:59:01ID: 25715444

> C++ code should always stored in .cpp files and C code in .c (or .cc) files

C++ extensions are .cxx, .cpp, .cc and .C
C extension is only .c

 

by: ayha1999Posted on 2009-11-02 at 08:20:43ID: 25720743

hi,

I created a new C++ console application (empty project) and changed cpp ext. to c. then Project->Properties->Configuration properties->C++->Advance->Compile AS C Code
and I can compile the C code.

ayha

 

by: InternalStaticPosted on 2009-11-02 at 15:41:51ID: 25724953

Glad we could help :)

- Nate

 

by: pchela733Posted on 2009-11-29 at 17:25:53ID: 25931077

Steps:
1) Open Visual Studio
2) Go under File->New->Project (click on Project )
3) New Project dialog box pops up
4) Uder Projects types: choose VisualC++ ->Win32 project (Project types: locates left)
5) Under Templates (right) choose Win32 Console Application
6) Enter name for you project under Name: (it says <Enter_name> )
7) Click OK button.
8) Win32 Application Wizard dialog box appear
9) Click next button.
10) Under Application Setting check Empty project check box and click Finish button.
11) Under Solution view right click on Source Files folder choose Add->New Item...
12) AddNew Item dialog box pops up.
13) Under Categories: (right) choose Visual C++ Code
14) Under Templates: (left) choose C++ file
15) Enter file name as main.c
16) You created C file main.c. Now you need to tell compiler to compile code as C
17) Right click on the project name, choose Properties from the menu.
18) You project name Property pages dialog shows up.
19) Choose Configuration Properties -> C/C++ -> Advances. Click on Advanced. (left)
19) On the right side find Compile As. Change Compile as C++ Code (/TP) to Compile as C Code (/TC) option.
20) Click Apply button.
21) Click OK button.


20120131-EE-VQP-002

3 Ways to Join

30-Day Free Trial

The Experts

98% positive feedback on 31,087 answers since March 2000. angeliii is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for his work with MS SQL Server & Develoment.

He has also proven his knowledge of Visual Basic Programming, PHP Scripting and Oracle Databases.

The Experts

97% positive feedback on 10,752 answers since July 2000. lrmoore has more than 18 years experience in the networking industry.

The six-time Mircosoft MVPs specialties include firewalls, virtual private networking, and network management.

Testimonials

"...and excellent source for support... Kind of like having your very own IT dept." Electriciansnet

Testimonials

"I was apprehensive at signing up at first. However... it has already made my life as an IT administrator much easier." JaCrews

Testimonials

"WOW! You guys have great, active, and knowledgeable people on here." moore50

Business Clients

Business Clients

In the Press

"If you’ve got a question... Experts Exchange can supply an answer.”

In the Press

"...an invaluable aid for both IT professionals and those who require tech support."

In the Press

"where IT professionals provide quick answers on just about any topic"

Business Account Plans

Loading Advertisement...