ANSI Standard Library

[Spilled]

well i just started reading this C++ book to learn the language and i ran into a problem its saying my ANSI isn't up-to-date. With this whole situation i am lost and really dont know what im doing. How would i check which i have? and if its not the up-to-date version how would i go about updating? ANY help is appreciated and please no flaming. Thanks in advance all.

[Mangix]

ANSI isnt up to date? ANSI is a type of encoding on Notepad unless you talking about the ANSI-C++ standard. should be a problem with your compiler. what do you use?

[Spilled]

Microsoft Visual C++

What is does in the book im reading is show a code for hello world program.
Beside it, it says if you have and older compiler this code will not work and you will have to do it like this and shows another source. It says this is because the new ANSI Standard Libraries is not found.

Edit: My book is Sams Teach Yourself C++ In 21 Days 4th Edition

[Mephisto]

Microsoft Visual C++

What is does in the book im reading is show a code for hello world program.
Beside it, it says if you have and older compiler this code will not work and you will have to do it like this and shows another source. It says this is because the new ANSI Standard Libraries is not found.

Edit: My book is Sams Teach Yourself C++ In 21 Days 4th Edition

Have you even tried to compile the program?  Do you know how to properly compile the program?

Chances are if you're using MSVC then your compiler is up-to-date, regardless of the version (unless you're using something lower than version 6.0).

[Mangix]

Visual C++ and C++ are diffrent. VC++ needs runtimes while C++ doesnt.

also for a hello world in VC++, it would be something like printf("Hello World"). im not familiar with the header files in VC++ but that should work.

[Warrior]

You've got to be kidding me..

[Spilled]

You've got to be kidding me..

What do you mean "You've got to be kidding me.." i asked a simple question. I'm sorry if it offended you in anyway im just trying to learn. And the books says try to compile this source and if it errors then to try this source and if that source works my compiler is "An Antiquated Compiler".

Any help is appreciated. (Suggest me a compiler that would work with this book maybe?) Thanks all

Edit: i dont use Printf(text) i use #include <iostream> with cout & cin

[Newby]

You've got to be kidding me..

What do you mean "You've got to be kidding me.." i asked a simple question. I'm sorry if it offended you in anyway im just trying to learn.

He's talking about Mangix.

[ColT]

Visual C++ and C++ are diffrent. VC++ needs runtimes while C++ doesnt.

also for a hello world in VC++, it would be something like printf("Hello World"). im not familiar with the header files in VC++ but that should work.

I couldn't stop laughing.... printf("Hello World") would be not using #include <iostream>, I use #include <iostream>, because it's made for input and output. C++ & VC++ are the same. Just different companys made them and added there little *special* touch. Ex:\\ Borland, Microsoft.

[Warrior]

Yeh not you, good luck learning.

[Kp]

Visual C++ and C++ are diffrent. VC++ needs runtimes while C++ doesnt.

also for a hello world in VC++, it would be something like printf("Hello World"). im not familiar with the header files in VC++ but that should work.

I couldn't stop laughing.... printf("Hello World") would be not using #include <iostream>, I use #include <iostream>, because it's made for input and output. C++ & VC++ are the same. Just different companys made them and added there little *special* touch. Ex:\\ Borland, Microsoft.

Stroustrup is NOT a company, and he never has been.  He's a man who had some good ideas while working for AT&T.  Incidentally, stdio is also made for input/output (hence the name), and tends to work much better for serious code.  It also is available with just libc (which you'll be using anyway if you use any syscall wrappers).  Also, you completely forgot to mention that C++ is a standard, which has been implemented by various compilers including GCC, Microsoft Visual C++, and Borland (and I've probably forgotten a few minor ones, but GCC is the only one you really need to remember anyway).

[Mephisto]

Regardless of Kp's obvious biased opinion, he's right.  Don't listen to the above idiots who say C++ is something other than a standard which is by no means "something" that can be useful unless implemented in the form of a compile so-to-speak.  And there are many different compilers out there inclduing the ones Kp mentioned.

Just a note, if someone says C++ is different from Visual C++ they're probably referring to Microsoft's specific add-ons to the C++ standard in their compiler settings.

[ColT]

Didn't Microsoft buy Bjarne Stroustrup C++, and just make it better?

[Warrior]

They rewrote the runtime library (as must be done for every implementation across platform) to suit the windows API

[Spilled]

Hrmm, interesting but do you think someone could tell me what compiler i should use to fit the coding in this book? (Sams teach yourself c++ in 21 days fourth edition) Thanks in advance all very much appreciated.