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Yes, this is actually a commercial product, not a variant of the C++ language. A lot of people have been confused by it's marketing-inspired, gimmicky title, even so far as to argue endlessly with me. Visual C++ is a brand of compiler, it is not a superset of the C++ language. Look at it this way: C++ is a car, and Visual C++ is a Mazda (a brand of car). |
C:\MSVC\
for the purpose of these instructions. You'll see your chance in a setup dialog like this:C:\MSVC\
then click the "Change Folder...
" button. In the dialog that pops up, type:C:\MSVC
C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
in a text editor and insert the following line at the top of the file:C:\MSVC\BIN\VCVARS32.BAT
cl file.cpp
[enter]file.cpp
" with the filename of your source file. This will produce an executable with the same base name, but with the extension ".exe
".