Getting Started with New IDE

[Mike Copeland]

At the frequent behests of experts here I have installed VC10.0
Express. Now I have no idea how to start using it, as I tried to take a
simple VC6.0 project I have and loaded it into VC10.0 IDE. I cannot
find any command or function in this IDE to (1) compile or (2) build a
new VC10.0 project.
I know this forum isn't where I should get such answers (although
whenever I mention I use VC6.0 I get plenty of comments about getting an
up-to-date compiler and such). Having finally done this, I can't see
how to start. Please advise (and direct me to where I might see the
information I need.) TIA

[Robert Wessel]

On Sat, 19 May 2012 17:57:06 -0700, mrc...@cox.net (Mike Copeland)
wrote:

OT: Click on Build/BuildSolution?

[Paavo Helde]

mrc...@cox.net (Mike Copeland) wrote in news:MPG.2a21ef4f8e1cfbae989709
@news.eternal-september.org:

Shouldn't be so different, at least the Build menu should be there as a
last resort. You can map all functions under some function keys as you
like in the Tools:Customize:Keyboard, for example I'm mapping F7 to
Build.BuildOnlyProject (don't remember if F7 was mapped to something
useful in vanilla VS2010 or not).

Note that VS2010 will convert your old project file into a new format and
save under a new name (.vcxproj), however, this ought to work more or
less smoothly.

Google search of "getting started vs2010 build screenshot console"
brought up for example:

http://cisnet.baruch.cuny.edu/holowczak/classes/3100/getting_started_visu
al_studio_2010_20120115.doc

hth
Paavo

[Joshua Maurice]

While off-topic, I can sympathize. It doesn't come out-of-the-box with
the same toolbars et. al. as the non-express version (I can compare as
I have the "full" version at work), and the properties/options to fix
it are hidden well. Try menu bar -> tools -> customize -> "commands"
tab -> dropdown "menu bar:" to "build" -> "add command" -> "build
solution". Something like that. I already fixed my install for my home
computer, so I can't help further short of reinstalling and
documenting the steps I used.

[Bo Persson]

Couldn't be that hard.

First menu option is "File", first choice "New", first option "Project".

To build you new project, check the "Build" menu.



Bo Persson

[Andy Champ]

You did open it as a solution didn't you? And get the conversion dialogues?

Try ctrl-shift-B.

Andy